Badenoch and Jenrick to face Tory memberspublished at 17:23 British Summer Time
Thomas Copeland
Live reporter
It's the result that very few expected, so here's a quick reminder of what just happened in the Conservative leadership contest:
- James Cleverly has been eliminated in a close race, despite receiving the highest number of votes in the previous round
- "Sadly it wasn’t to be," said the shadow home secretary - who dropped by two to 37 votes in the vote of 120 Tory MPs
- Kemi Badenoch topped the poll with 42, with Robert Jenrick just one behind on 41
- Badenoch and Jenrick, both seen as being on the right of the party, now go head-to-head before Conservative Party members from tomorrow
- They will have until 31 October to elect their new leader - who will succeed Rishi Sunak as the country's next leader of the opposition
With a final result due on 2 November, we'll be ending our live coverage of the race for the moment - thanks for joining us.
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