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Labour and Lib Dems gleeful as Badenoch to face Jenrick in Tory leadership race
Next leader will be from populist wing of party after James Cleverly loses out in chaotic final MPs’ vote
The next Conservative leader will be from the populist right of the party after Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick were selected as the final two candidates, with Tory MPs eliminating James Cleverly in a stunning turnaround.
In a result which left many Conservatives shocked, and some Labour and Lib Dem officials openly delighted, a final vote of Tory MPs saw Badenoch come first, just ahead of Jenrick, with Cleverly last.
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