Liz Truss get surge in support from Tory MPs as Kemi Badenoch is eliminated

The penultimate leadership ballot of Conservative MPs saw Foreign Secretary Liz Truss perform well.

Liz Truss with Rishi Sunak Image: Jonathan Hordle/ITV Liz Truss with Rishi Sunak Image: Jonathan Hordle/ITV Updated 2 minutes ago

Mordaunt increased her share by 10 to sit on 92, while Mr Sunak gained an extra three votes to put him in 118, just shy of the number effectively guaranteeing him entry to the final phase. Mordaunt, the trade minister, said: “We are so nearly across the finish line. I am raring to go and excited to put my case to members across the country and win.”

Who the Tory membership favours is hard to judge because of the low levels of participation in existing polling.

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