UK: Badenoch and Jenrick Reach Final Two in Tory Leadership Race
UK: Badenoch and Jenrick Reach Final Two in Tory Leadership Race
The Facts
1The race to become the next leader of the UK's opposition Conservative Party is now down to its final candidates, former business secretary Kemi Badenoch and former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, after four rounds of elimination votes.
Cleverly out - surpriseThis comes as Badenoch and Jenrick won 42 and 41 votes, respectively, in the final vote among Tory members of the Parliament on Wednesday, with the previous frontrunner James Cleverly knocked out with 37 votes — two less than on Tuesday.
The Spin
There's a 60% chance that Kemi Badenoch will replace Rishi Sunak as the Conservative Party leader, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
