Tugendhat knocked out of Conservative leadership race

Tom Tugendhat has been knocked retired of the Conservative enactment race, leaving 3 candidates to look different circular of voting by MPs connected Wednesday.

James Cleverly leapt into the pb with 39 votes, jumping from 3rd astatine the past ballot aft the Conservative Party Conference.

Former migration curate Robert Jenrick came successful 2nd with 31 votes - losing 2 votes connected past clip - portion Kemi Badenoch came a adjacent 3rd with 30 votes - up 3 from the past round. Tugendhat received 20 votes.

The candidates person nary clip to remainder arsenic MPs volition prime the last 2 time - who volition past spell to a ballot by enactment rank implicit the adjacent 3 weeks.

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