‘The party is f*cked’: Reaction floods in to Cleverly’s exit

Reaction to James Cleverly’s exit from the Conservative Party leadership race has flooded in on social media.

The shadow home secretary failed to make the cut for the final two candidates on the ballot ahead of a members’ vote.

He received just 37 votes in a result that has stunned Westminster.

Kemi Badenoch took first place with 42 votes with Robert Jenrick finishing closely behind on 41 votes.

The final two candidates will now face a ballot of the Conservative Party membership with the winner announced on Saturday November 2nd.

Reaction to the result has been quick to flood in on social media, with one Aubrey Allegretti reporting that one Tory MP says the party is “f*cked” after the latest round of votes.

Hugo Rifkind, meanwhile, posted his admiration for the Conservatives, who appear to have lost an election which only had Conservatives running in it.

Which is admirable.

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.