Kemi Badenoch is out of the Tory leadership race after the fourth round of MP voting.

Ms Badenoch, the former equalities minister, ran an impressive and insurgent campaign which saw her spring a surprise by reaching the final four. She crashed out with 59 votes.

A spokesman for Ms Badenoch said: "This is a great achievement and demonstrates the support for her honest politics and vision of change for the country and the Conservative Party."

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