As some predicted, the Priti Patel has been voted out of the Tory leadership contest, as Mel Stride (who Guido is told “no one dislikes“) managed to cling on. Here’s the breakdown of the votes:
Robert Jenrick: 28
Kemi Badenoch: 22
James Cleverly: 21
Tom Tugendhat: 17
Mel Stride: 16
Priti Patel: 14
Next Tuesday will see the 5th candidate voted out, whittling it down to four. The contest continues to drag on…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”