The Conservative leadership competition is approaching the crunch point.In the first round of voting by Tory MPs last week, the former home secretary Dame Priti Patel was voted out.A second vote took place on Tuesday evening, in which former work and pensions secretary Mel Stride was eliminated.
Tom TugendhatMr Tugendhat was the second Tory to put himself forward, just moments after nominations opened.The former security minister is regarded highly among the One Nation group of moderate Tory MPs.Robert JenrickThe former immigration minister was the third to announce he was running, after Mr Cleverly and Mr Tugendhat.Mr Jenrick held several ministerial roles, including communities secretary - a position he lost in one of Mr Johnson's reshuffles.