Tom Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race, leaving three candidates to face another round of voting by MPs on Wednesday. James Cleverly leapt into the lead with 39 votes, jumping from third place at the last vote, after what was seen as a strong performance at last week's Conservative Party conference.

James Cleverly became favourite to take over as Conservative Party leader on Tuesday after topping the latest round of voting by Tory MPs. Shadow security minister Tom Tugendhat was knocked out of the race to replace Rishi Sunak after being backed by just 20 Conservative MPs.

Shadow Security Minister Tom Tugendhat is the latest Conservative to be booted out of the race to become the new party leader. Following today’s vote among MPs, there is also a new frontrunner to take the crown: Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly.