Conservative Leadership Race

  • Tories wait for next leader

    The Conservative party faithful have voted for their next leader, and the result is due out tomorrow. It’s a choice between Kemi Badenoch MP (North West Essex/Conservatives), and Robert Jenrick MP (Newark/Conservatives), the two frontrunners in a long contest.

    It’s difficult to scry a prediction between the two. The Conservatives seem in a mire of their own. The loss of Rishi Sunak MP (Richmond and Northallerton/Conservatives) is a great one, and Sir Keir Starmer is putting up an impressive fight against the odds at present.

  • Tories whittle to two

    The Tories voted out James Cleverly MP (Braintree/Conservatives) in the final phase of the MP’s ballot for leadership of the party. It turns next to the party faithful to place their online vote. They’ve got until the end of the month.

    Now left in the running are Kemi Badenoch MP (North West Essex/Conservatives) who won with 34.7% of the vote, and Robert Jenrick MP (Newark/Conservatives) who surged ahead to edge out Cleverly with 33.9% of the vote.