Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest

Former furniture curate Priti Patel has been knocked retired of the Conservative enactment contention successful the archetypal circular of voting by Tory MPs.

The erstwhile migration curate Robert Jenrick topped the canvass of MPs with 28 votes followed by Kemi Badenoch connected 22 votes.

Third was James Cleverly with 21, 4th was Tom Tugendhat with 17, 5th was Mel Stride with 16 and past was Dame Patel connected 14.

Voting volition proceed successful the coming weeks until determination are 2 candidates left, leaving enactment members to prime 1 of them to beryllium the caller leader.

The victor volition regenerate Rishi Sunak, who stood down arsenic enactment person aft starring the Conservatives to their worst show astatine a wide predetermination successful July.

Another ballot volition beryllium held adjacent Tuesday to whittle the tract down to 4 candidates earlier the party's yearly league astatine the extremity of September.

An intensive circular of hustings and aggregate votes volition travel the league from 8 October, lasting 3 days, until lone 2 candidates are left.

Conservative Party members volition past take which of the last 2 candidates they privation arsenic the caller leader, with the effect announced connected 2 November.