Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race after the latest ballot of MPs.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Mel Stride has become the second candidate to leave the race to become the new leader of the Conservatives. The shadow work and pensions secretary was widely seen as the underdog and most likely to be knocked out in the latest ballot of MPs.
That is despite a strong performance hours earlier at the beginning of the debate on cutting the Winter Fuel Payments for 10 million pensioners in England and Wales. Stride also had the advantage of a morning media round on the day of the vote, again thanks to the major debate taking place this afternoon. However, it was not enough to save him as he received just 16 votes, compared to 33 for Robert Jenrick, 28 for Kemi Badenoch, and 21 each for James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat.
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