Tom Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race, with James Cleverly coming out on top as the list of candidates is narrowed down.
Cleverly received 39 of the 120 votes, followed by Kemi Badenoch on 30, former front-runner Robert Jenrick on 31, and Tom Tugendhat on 20. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Cleverly received 39 of the 120 votes, followed by Kemi Badenoch on 30, former front-runner Robert Jenrick on 31, and Tom Tugendhat on 20. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Right, ladies and gentlemen, as chairman of the 1922 committee and returning officer in
00:07the leadership election, I can declare the result of the third ballot in the leadership
00:14contest. 120 votes were cast, and the votes for each candidate were as follows. Kemi Badenoch,
00:25James Cleverley, 39, Robert Jenrick, 31, and Tom Tugendhat, 20. So as a result of that
00:35ballot, Tom Tugendhat is eliminated from the contest, and the next ballot, the fourth ballot,
00:41will take place tomorrow between 1.30 and 3.00 p.m. in this space between the top three
00:48candidates of Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverley, and Robert Jenrick. The result will be an
00:54announcement tomorrow at 3.30. Thank you very much for your attendance.