As many expected, the shadow secretary for work and pensions Mel Stride has been voted out of the Tory leadership contest, leaving four remaining leadership candidates. The votes are as follows:
Robert Jenrick – 33
James Cleverly – 21
Kemi Badenoch – 28
Mel Stride – 16
Tom Tugendhat – 21
The Mel-mentum is no more…
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.”