Tugendhat Knocked out of Conservative Party Leadership Race

Tom Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Conservative Party leadership race, which now has just three candidates left. The results of the latest voting round left Tugendhat with 20 votes from his parliamentary colleagues in the ballot on Tuesday. Meanwhile, James Cleverly has overtaken Robert Jenrick, putting him in the lead with 39 votes. Jenrick fell to second place with 31 votes, just ahead of Kemi Badenoch, who came in third with 30. In a post on social media platform X, Tugendhat thanked those who backed his campaign, saying: “Your energy, your ideas and your support have shown a vision of what our party could become. Our campaign has ended but our commitment to our country continues.”...