It was the showpiece event of the Tory leadership campaign - the four remaining contenders making their pitch to the party faithful from the conference stage.
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will battle it out to become the next Tory leader after frontrunner James Cleverly was sensationally knocked out of the election by MPs.
One veteran Tory aide said: 'Some must have left James to try and stop the right winger they liked least... the Cleverly whips have lost control of the numbers.' Mr Cleverly said: I'm grateful for the support I've received on this campaign from colleagues, party members and the public. Sadly it wasn't to be.
The shock will see Mr Jenrick, the former immigration minister go up against Ms Badenoch, the ex-business secretary, who is seen as the favourite of the grassroots, in a ballot of party member. Badenoch and Jenrick had been engaged in a desperate battle to keep their Tory leader hopes alive today as MPs prepare to choose a final two.
With only 121 Conservative MPs after Rishi Sunak's disastrous election result, that is just one short of the figure that guarantees his spot in the run-off. One source from a rival camp told MailOnline that MPs had 'stopped buying the bullsh**' from Mr Jenrick.Be the first to commentBe one of the first to commentCommentsWhat qualities should the next Tory leader have?Comment now'Now that's become obvious people are ditching him. He had careerist supporters who now know he can't win,' they said.
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