Conservative leadership race: Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss – Mordaunt knocked out!
Penny Mordaunt has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race. Liz Truss gained 27 votes since the last round, Penny Mordaunt gained 13 votes and was 8 votes behind Truss. Rishi Sunak is 24 votes ahead of Truss.
BREAKING 5th round of Tory leadership
(Last round in brackets)
Mordaunt 105 (92)
Sunak 137 (118)
Truss 113 (86)SUNAK V TRUSS GO THROUGH TO MEMBERSHIP BALLOT
— Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) July 20, 2022
Summary
- Tory MPs have voted for the final two candidates to replace Boris Johnso
- The result is due at 16:00 – Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are the contenders
- The winners will face a ballot of 160,000 Tory Party members, with the result due on 5 September
- Mordaunt’s team fear she has been knocked out of the race
- In the previous round, Sunak was top while Mordaunt came second and Truss third
- Earlier, PM made a dig at Sunak and seemingly backed Liz Truss
Mass exodus, 10 hopefuls down to 2, The next Tory leader will have to unite a broken party