Cleverly emerges as Tory leadership frontrunner after third round of voting

Cleverly emerges as Tory leadership frontrunner after third round of voting

Tom Tugendhat knocked out of contest as Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch remain in running for final MPs’ ballot

James Cleverly has shot to the top of the latest MPs’ vote in the Conservative leadership contest, as Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick face a battle to reach the final two.

In the third round of MP voting, Cleverly took 39 of the 120 votes, above Jenrick on 30 and Kemi Badenoch on 29. Tom Tugendhat came fourth, with 20 votes, becoming the latest candidate to be eliminated.

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