Former home secretary got two fewer votes than Mel Stride, while Robert Jenrick leads race to succeed Rishi SunakRobert Jenrick is leading the race to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative party leader after a first round of MP voting that placed the former migration minister top and eliminated Priti Patel, the former home secretary.Jenrick came top of a closely contested members’ ballot on Wednesday, winning the support of 28 of his parliamentary colleagues, ahead of Kemi Badenoch, who won 22 votes, and James Cleverly, who got 21. Continue reading…
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Author : Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
Publish date : 2024-09-04 19:31:44
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