Tory leadership latest: 3rd ballot results – Tom Tugendhat OUT
🚨ROUND 3 RESULTS 🚨 #ToryLeadershipContest @RishiSunak – 115 (+14) @PennyMordaunt – 82 (-1)@trussliz – 71 (+8)@BackingBadenoch – 58 (+9)
Eliminated:@TomTugendhat – 31 (-1)
— Conservative Leadership Tracker (@ToryLeader22) July 18, 2022
TomTugendhat has been eliminated with 31 votes in this third round.
Rishi Sunak came in first place with 115 votes – a gain of 14.
Penny Mordaunt has got 82 – that’s one less than the last vote.
Liz Truss came in with 71 votes – another gain of seven votes
Kemi Badenoch pulled in 58 votes – that’s a gain of nine votes.
Mordaunt and Truss will keep fighting it out for that second spot and the race is closer than you can believe.
What happens next in the Tory leadership race?Â
It’s been a busy few weeks since MPs started mass resigning and the prime minister announced he would be resigning.
After tonight’s results there are four candidates: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch.
The four candidates will do it all again on Tuesday. The fourth round of voting will take place at around 3 pm.
Tuesday’s TV debate between candidates has been cancelled by Sky News after Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss pulled out.
There will be a final round on Wednesday, in which the final two candidates will be revealed.
On Thursday, Parliament enters recess.
During this time, Conservative Party members have time to select their winner, with the results to be announced by 5 September.
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