James Cleverly Now The Favourite, Tory Leadership Update As Tom Tugendhat Booted

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. Mr Tugendhat, the shadow security minister, secured the support of just 20 of his fellow MPs while former home secretary Mr Cleverly received 39 votes after what had been seen as a strong performance at last weeks party conference. Former frontrunner Robert Jenrick fell to second place with 31 votes, one ahead of Kemi Badenoch. Tuesdays vote saw Mr Cleverly pick up 18 supporters, likely to include all or most of the 16 who backed former cabinet minister Mel Stride in the second round. Click here for more from Talk If you need any help visit: , conservative, jamescleverly, robertjenrick