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Tom Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race, leaving three candidates to face another round of voting by MPs on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

James Cleverly leapt into the lead with 39 votes, jumping from third place at the last vote, after what was seen as a strong performance at the Conservative Party Conference.<\/p>\n

Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick came in second with 31 votes – losing two votes on last time – while Kemi Badenoch came a close third with 30 votes – up three from the last round. Tugendhat received 20 votes.<\/p>\n

The candidates have no time to rest as MPs will select the final two tomorrow – who will then go to a vote by party membership over the next three weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The new leader will be announced on 2 November.<\/p>\n

In a social media post<\/a> after the results, Tugendhat thanked his supporters.<\/p>\n

“Your energy, your ideas and your support have shown a vision of what our party could become,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Our campaign has ended but our commitment to our country continues.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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