Watch: Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick announced as Tory leader

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 18:03:59 +0000

Watch live as the results of the Tory leadership contest are announced, with either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick crowned as Rishi Sunak's replacement on Saturday, 2 November.

It concludes a four-month-long race after the members’ ballot closed on Thursday.
The winner will be tasked with fronting the Conservative Party's recovery from the July election result which saw it return just 121 MPs.

Dame Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly all spent the summer campaigning alongside Mr Jenrick and Ms Badenoch but were eventually eliminated leaving the two frontrunners.

There was some surprise when the shadow home secretary did not make the final two names to be put to members the following day, securing only 37 votes compared with Mr Jenrick’s 41 and Ms Badenoch’s 42.

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