{"id":2604,"date":"2024-10-09T15:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/cleverly-knocked-out-of-tory-leadership-race\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T15:17:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:17:56","slug":"cleverly-knocked-out-of-tory-leadership-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/cleverly-knocked-out-of-tory-leadership-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleverly knocked out of Tory leadership race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cleverly knocked out of Tory leadership race<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1b5y2ub-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-dj7djr-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8f73\/live\/0db03ec0-864e-11ef-ac05-1b95256399e8.jpg.webp 240w, 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class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-10-09T14:38:00.567Z\">9 October 2024, 15:38 BST<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13mf69a-MetadataSnippetWrapper ek9haql0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-10-09T14:57:59.147Z\">Updated 19 minutes ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are through to the final round of the Conservative leadership race after knocking out James Cleverly.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former business secretary Kemi Badenoch topped the poll of Tory MPs, securing 42 votes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jenrick won the backing of 41 of his colleagues, beating Cleverly, who received 37 votes, into third place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The final two candidates will now be put to Conservative Party members with the result due on 2 November. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The result, announced in Parliament, was met with gasps from some MPs who had expected Cleverly to get through to the final round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The former home secretary had delivered a well-received speech at the party&#8217;s conference last week and topped the ballot in the third round of voting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a message posted on social media following the vote, Cleverly thanked his supporters for their backing adding: \u201cSadly it wasn\u2019t to be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cWe are all Conservatives, and it\u2019s important the Conservative Party unites to take on this catastrophic Labour government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Speaking to the BBC, one senior MP said: &#8220;It\u2019s not a result I expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cThere may have been a degree of complacency in one camp. I did warn colleagues that if they try to game the system they need to be careful about possible problems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cIt seems Tom Tugendhat\u2019s votes went to Robert and Kemi. It\u2019s quite a surprising position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The eventual winner of the contest will replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sunak announced his resignation after the party\u2019s general election defeat earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Since September, Conservative MPs have been whittling down the candidate list in a series of votes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former home secretary Priti Patel was the first to be knocked out, followed by shadow pensions secretary Mel Stride and then Tugendhat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" class=\"ssrcss-1qmkvfu-TopicListWrapper etw6iwl1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-113c0cq-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-50vlbt-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-ad2rmd-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1ujonwb-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li>Conservative Party<\/li>\n<li>Robert Jenrick<\/li>\n<li>Kemi Badenoch<\/li>\n<li>James Cleverly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:57:59 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleverly knocked out of Tory leadership race EPA 9 October 2024, 15:38 BST Updated 19 minutes ago Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are through to the final round of the Conservative leadership race after knocking out James Cleverly. Former business secretary Kemi Badenoch topped the poll of Tory MPs, securing 42 votes. 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