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Kemi Badenoch is new Tory leader

Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, the party has announced.

Ms Badenoch received 53,806 votes, while Robert Jenrick received 41,388.

There was a 72.8% turnout of the 131,680 Conservative Party membership.

Ms Badenoch said: “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to renew our party, our thinking and our country.

“It’s time to tell the truth. The system is broken.

Let’s develop a blueprint that looks at every aspect of what our state does and why it does it. The work to rebuild trust starts now.”

Another one bites the dust …

Tugendhat eliminated from Tory leadership contest

TOM Tugenhadt was the latest candidate to be eliminated from the Conservative Party leadership contest when results of yesterday’s ballot was announced last night.

FOUR candidates now go through to the next round of voting. They are:

KEMI BADENOCH (58)

PENNY MORDAUNT (82)

RISHI SUNAK (115)

LIZ TRUSS (71)

The next round of voting takes place today – we’ll know the result at 3pm – and the shortlist will be reduced to two candidates before parliament breaks up on Thursday. Tory Party members will then choose between these final two candidates in a ballot that will take place over the summer recess.

The winner – and the UK’s next Prime Minister – will be announced on 5 September.

3pm UPDATE

KEMI Badenoch is the latest candidate to be eliminated following today’s vote. Exactly where Ms Badenoch’s votes go now will be crucial in determining which two of the final three candidates will fight it out for the votes of Tory party members over the summer to become our next Prime Minister.