Tory leadership race whittled down to four candidates

Tugendhat eliminated as Sunak continues to lead

Five become four tonight in the race to become the UK’s next Prime Minister.

There were fiery exchanges when the candidates went head to head on STV yesterday evening. This morning plans for another TV debate were cancelled after Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said they didn’t want to take part.

Political opponents accused the Tory hopefuls of trying to duck scrutiny – as they put pressure on the Prime Minister to step down sooner.

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