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How many MPs voted for each candidate and who will go through to the next round

The Trade Minister and surprise favourite remains close to the top of the pack with Rishi Sunak in first and Liz Truss in third after the second round of voting by Tory MPs for their leader

Analysis: confident message from MP relatively untainted by association with Johnson seems to resonate with many Tories

Rishi Sunak topped the voting in the first round of the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

He’s the UK’s third leader of 2022 but he’s a man of firsts – so how will he fare in Downing Street? Katie Strick charts the rise, fall and rise again of ‘Dishy Rishi’

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister

Move out of the way, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, there’s a new generation of Tories in town. The flavour of the month in the leadership contest is those untainted by Boris Johnson. Older candidates are finding themselves cast out — Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt fell on the scrap…

The ‘gallant lady’ with a sailor’s humour could bring saltiness to the race to replace Johnson

Penny Mordaunt has closed the gap on frontrunner Rishi Sunak after the second ballot of Tory MPs

In today’s newsletter: Private backroom deals done could swing the Tory leadership contest. But what if there was a way to predict who MPs will back before even they decide?