Tory leadership: Badenoch out as race to be next PM tightens

Race tightens to get into Tory leadership run-off vote

Contenders need to bag 119 votes from Tory MPs to get into the run-off, suggesting former chancellor Mr Sunak is likely to secure a place.

The pair will now go all out to grab the votes of those MPs who backed Ms Badenoch, as they bid to secure a place in the run-off. She won support and gained attention with her straight-talking approach and emphasis on cultural issues that have divided the party in recent years. That process will continue later, when they take part in a hustings hosted by the Onward think tank and the Northern Research Group of Tory MPs representing seats in the north of England.The placings haven't changed but a close look at the numbers tells us how unpredictable this contest is.

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