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Rishi Sunak won the Tory leadership contest without a vote being cast after rivals Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson dropped out.

Penny Mordaunt was forced to step in and cover for the prime minister, who is nowhere to be seen following today's dramatic U-turn.

It comes as Penny Mordaunt was knocked out of the leadership race by a slender margin.

The bookies' favourite Rishi Sunak secured the most nominations, followed by Penny Mordaunt in second place.

It comes as Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have maintained their places at the front of the Tory leadership race as Suella Braverman was eliminated.

Penny Mordaunt repeatedly ruled out extending the transition period beyond December this year.

Rishi Sunak made a self-deprecating joke in relation to his defeat at the General Election during Sir Keir Starmer’s first Prime Minister’s Questions at the helm. As the Conservative leader wished the UK’s athletes good luck at the Paris Olympics, he mocked himself by stating that they would not be ...

The two potential rivals for the Tory leadership have traded barbs ahead of the race to replace Rishi Sunak.

The presence of Nigel Farage's Reform UK was widely believed to have split the vote among would-be Tory voters.