James Cleverly eliminated from Tory leadership race
James Cleverly has been voted out of the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.
Cleverly, the former home secretary and foreign secretary, was one of three remaining candidates running to succeed Rishi Sunak as leader of the opposition.
The others are Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, who are both former Cabinet ministers.
The candidates received the following number of votes in the fourth MPs' ballot on Tuesday:
- Badenoch: 42
- Jenrick: 41
- Cleverly: 37
Tom Tugendhat was knocked out of the contest on Tuesday. Mel Stride and Priti Patel were both eliminated in previous voting rounds.
The two remaining candidates will now have the opportunity to set out their pitch to Tory members over the next few weeks.
The winner will be announced at the start of November.
This story originally appeared on our sister website, PoliticsHome.
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