Priti Patel has been knocked out of the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative party leader in the first round of voting by Tory MPs, receiving only 14 votes. This unexpected outcome indicates a significant decline in her standing among the parliamentary party since her time as home secretary under Boris Johnson, where she was once considered a likely future leader.
The voting results showed Robert Jenrick leading with 28 votes, followed by Kemi Badenoch with 22, James Cleverly with 21, and Tom Tugendhat, who received 17 votes. Patel's position at the bottom demonstrates the shifts in the political landscape and the changing loyalties within the party.
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