Mordaunt, Truss and Badenoch battle to face Sunak in Tory leadership run-off
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has consolidated his status as frontrunner in the parliamentary stage of the contest.
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has consolidated his status as frontrunner in the parliamentary stage of the contest.
Rishi Sunak’s place in the final two looked increasingly secure on Monday evening.
All thoughts will already turn to the next ballot on Tuesday, with Kemi Badenoch now the candidate with the lowest share of the vote.
Tom Tugendhat was eliminated from the contest after the third ballot.
The Prime Minister took a ‘joyride’ in a Typhoon fighter jet and held a party at Chequers while colleagues held emergency meetings.
Penny Mordaunt has been accused of missing ministerial meetings because she was plotting her leadership bid.
Penny Mordaunt’s ministerial boss, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, said colleagues had to pick up the pieces due to the trade minister’s absence.
Boris Johnson was at Chequers over the weekend where he hosted friends for a party.
Cancellations and reduced services are being put in place on Monday and Tuesday.
Defence chiefs in Moscow said the military is intensifying its campaign.
Suella Braverman is to throw her support behind the Foreign Secretary after being eliminated from the race to replace Boris Johnson.
Rishi Sunak had 101 votes and Penny Mordaunt 83 as Suella Braverman was eliminated from the contest after the second round of voting.
The Culture Secretary has been a staunch supporter of the outgoing Prime Minister.
The new Chancellor said ‘nothing is off the table’.
Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi and Suella Braverman will all be on the ballot.