STORY
Priti Patel has been knocked out of the first round of the Conservative Party leadership race, the first of five candidates to be eliminated.
The result was:
Robert Jenrick – 28 votes
Kemi Badenoch – 22 votes
James Cleverly – 21 votes
Tom Tugendhat – 17 votes
Mel Stride – 16 votes
Priti Patel – 15 votes
Patel had previously served as the Home Secretary under the Johnson administration.
