Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have maintained their locations on the entrance of the Tory management race after Suella Braverman was eradicated.
International Secretary Liz Truss got here in third however will hope to select up votes from proper winger Braverman’s supporters within the subsequent spherical.
Six contenders to interchange Boris Johnson as Tory chief and Prime Minister have been within the operating for this afternoon's poll.
Sunak picked up 101 votes, Mordaunt 83, Truss got here third on 64, Kemi Badenoch trailed on 49 and Tom Tugendhat picked up 32.
Braverman was elimiated after successful 27 votes, 5 fewer than she had in Wednesday’s first spherical of the competition regardless of the sector being smaller on Thursday.
This course of will proceed till two candidates are left, after which Tory members will choose a winner.
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