The UK Conservatives, ejected from power in a landslide electoral defeat just over three months ago, appear set to tack toward the right after Tory Members of Parliament narrowed down the race to lead the party to two right-wing contenders in Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick.

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Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are the final two candidates in the Conservative Party leadership election. This comes as Tory MPs voted in their final ballot to determine which contenders would go to a vote of party members. In a shock result, James Cleverly – who won the penultimate ballot – has been eliminated from the contest.