Tugendhat knocked out of Tory leadership race

James Cleverly takes first place in Tory leadership race as Tom Tugendhat drops out

James Cleverly has surged into first place in the Conservative leadership contest, while Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated in the third round of ­voting by MPs.

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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 p…