First Round Results

Results are in from the first round of voting.

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has secured the most votes from Tory MPs after the first round of voting.

The remaining candidates left in the leadership contest are:

  • Rishi Sunak – 88 votes
  • Penny Mordaunt – 67 votes
  • Liz Truss – 50 votes
  • Kemi Badenoch – 40 votes
  • Tom Tugendhat – 37 votes
  • Suella Braverman – 32 votes

Eliminated: Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt