Surprise favourite Penny Mordaunt surged further in the Tory leadership vote today - as her anti-woke rival Suella Braverman was knocked out.
The Trade Minister earned 83 votes from Tory MPs, close behind ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak on 101 - and ahead of Liz Truss on 64.
Centre-right candidate Tom Tugendhat won just 32 votes, less than yesterday, while Kemi Badenoch, who is backed by Michael Gove and called for an end to cost-of-living payments, won 49. Ms Braverman, who ran a hard-right campaign vowing to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and restrict benefits, won just 27, less than yesterday.
