Priti Patel ELIMINATED from Tory leadership contest in first round

Robert Jenrick has won the first ballot in the race to take over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party. Mr Jenrick has sought to centre his campaign on immigration, with a promise to introduce a binding cap on the number of legal migrants and to leave the European Convention on Human Rights. An announcement on the result of the first round came at . Mr Jenrick received 28 votes and closely behind him was bookmaker’s favourite Kemi Badenoch on 22. Dame Priti Patel has been eliminated in the first voting round of the contest. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / @independent Instagram / X (Twitter) /