After the first round of voting by MPs, six candidates remain in the Conservative leadership election, and tax remains a key policy battleground in the contest, second only to Brexit. 

Business rates came in for plenty of criticism from expert witnesses during the Treasury Committee's ongoing inquiry into business rates.

The Prime Minister Theresa May officially steps down as the leader of the Conservative Party today (Friday), but will remain as Prime Minister until her successor is chosen. She announced her resignation two weeks ago, saying it was a matter of deep regret that she had been unable to deliver Brexit. Tax is a battleground in the leadership contest. A number of candidates and putative candidates have called for tax cuts, both generally and specifically.

Financial Times journalist Vanessa Houlder reflected on her time as a tax correspondent and the challenges to reporting tax stories for this year's CTA Address