Suella Braverman eliminated from Tory leadership race as Penny Mordaunt gains ground
Suella Braverman eliminated from Tory leadership race as Penny Mordaunt gains ground
Surprise favorite Penny Mordaunt rose again in the Tory leadership vote today - as her anti-revival rival Suella Braverman was eliminated.
The Trade Minister secured 83 votes from Tory MPs, just behind former Chancellor Rishi Sunak with 101 votes and ahead of Liz Truss with 64 votes.
Centre-right candidate Tom Tugendhat won just 32 votes, down from yesterday, while Kemi Badenoch, who is backed by Michael Gove and has called for an end to cost-of-living payments,
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Five candidates will now advance to the next MP ballot on Monday evening, giving them a long weekend to post their credentials, and MPs a long weekend to determine how supporters are redistributed.
While Rishi Sunak is still in the lead, polls have claimed either Liz Truss or Penny Mordaunt could beat him in a Conservative member vote.
Surprise favorite Penny Mordaunt rose again in the Tory leadership vote today - as her anti-revival rival Suella Braverman was eliminated.
The Trade Minister secured 83 votes from Tory MPs, just behind former Chancellor Rishi Sunak with 101 votes and ahead of Liz Truss with 64 votes.
Centre-right candidate Tom Tugendhat won just 32 votes, down from yesterday, while Kemi Badenoch, who is backed by Michael Gove and has called for an end to cost-of-living payments,
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Five candidates will now advance to the next MP ballot on Monday evening, giving them a long weekend to post their credentials, and MPs a long weekend to determine how supporters are redistributed.
While Rishi Sunak is still in the lead, polls have claimed either Liz Truss or Penny Mordaunt could beat him in a Conservative member vote.
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