Conservative leadership candidate Foreign Affairs Committee chair Tom Tugendhat was eliminated from the race on Monday on the third ballot.
The former soldier and “clean start” candidate—the only candidate who has never held a government role, secured 31 votes from his colleagues.
Rishi Sunak managed to stay on top of the league with 115 votes in the bag, 14 more votes than the last ballot. But the former Treasury boss will face substantial competition as more candidates get eliminated, with the uncertainty of where floating votes will go.
Trade policy minister Penny Mordaunt remained in second place with 82 votes. Instead of picking up supporters from those who backed eliminated candidate Suella Braverman, Mordaunt lost one vote compared to the last ballot….