Mel Stride has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership contest in the second round of voting by Tory MPs.
Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick topped the poll of MPs with 33 votes, followed by shadow housing secretary Kemi Badenoch on 28 votes.
The results from the second of voting were as follows:
- Robert Jenrick – 33
- Kemi Badenoch – 28
- James Cleverly – 21
- Tom Tugendhat – 21
- Mel Stride – 16
Dame Priti Patel became the first candidate to be eliminated from the race last week, after she picked up only 14 MP backers in the first round.
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Jenrick gained an extra five backers from the last round of voting, while Badenoch won a further six.
James Cleverly, who came third in the first ballot — only one vote behind Badenoch, is now joint with Tom Tugendhat, who gained four new backers.
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