Rishi Sunak, the Minister of Finance until two weeks ago, received the first place in this round as well, collecting 115 votes
By Thanasis Gavou
The head of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee Tom Tugenhut he was excluded from the race to succeed him Boris Johnson following the third consecutive vote by members of the Conservative Party caucus on Monday night.
The 49-year-old representative of the party’s centrist wing received 31 votes and was eliminated as the fifth and last.
Until two weeks ago, he took the first place in this round as well Finance Minister Rishi Sunakwinning 115 votes (+14 from the second round).
In second place remains Deputy Minister of International Trade and former Defense Secretary Penny Mordant with 82 votes (-1) followed by Secretary of State Liz Truss with 71 votes (+7)
The fourth place and qualification to the next vote, on Tuesday, was received by the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Communities Kemi Bedenockwith 58 votes (+9).
The three finalists from Tuesday’s vote were due to take part in a third televised debate that evening on Sky News, but this was canceled after the withdrawal of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
The final vote among Conservative MPs on Wednesday will determine the final pair of candidates from which Conservative Party members will choose the next Tory leader and next Prime Minister.
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