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The Guardian

Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership contest



Ex-work and pensions secretary becomes second casualty of contest, leaving four MPs vying to succeed Rishi SunakUK politics live – latest updatesMel Stride has been knocked out of the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative party leader after the second round of voting by MPs.The former work and pensions secretary on Tuesday became the second casualty in the weeks-long leadership contest, which is due to culminate in early November. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/10/mel-stride-knocked-out-of-tory-leadership-contest

Author : Eleni Courea and Kiran Stacey

Publish date : 2024-09-10 16:15:37

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