Six candidates will go through to the next round of voting in the Tory leadership race after former Health and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the current Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi failed to reach thirty votes
Rishi Sunak topped the poll with 88 votes, with Penny Mordaunt, said to be the favourite among party members second with 67 backers.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss had 50 votes (, Kemi Badenoch 40, and Suella Braverman had 32
Tom Tugendhat, also stays in the race with 37 supporters.
Jeremy Hunt has criticised the remaining Tory leadership contenders for “smears and attacks” after he was knocked out of the contest with the fewest votes in the first ballot of Tory MPs
The next ballot will be held on Thursday
