Tugendhat down, two to go: the Tory right is running out of time to beat Sunak | Katy Balls

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The fact that the Tory leadership contest remains completely open at the third ballot says everything about the state of it. A mass of Tory MPs may have concluded that they’ve had enough of Boris Johnson, but they are yet to work out what they want in his place. “It’s a pretty rubbish selection,” remarked one former minister before Monday’s vote.

No candidate is yet to achieve the 120 votes that secures a place in the final two voted on by the membership – though Rishi Sunak is close, on 115. As for who he is likely to face in the final round, there is everything to play for.

Katy Balls is the Spectator’s deputy political editor

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