They are Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch, Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman. Sajid Javid, the former health secretary, dropped out of the leadership race moments before nominations closed. A second vote will be held on Wednesday, when the surviving candidates must have increased their support to 30 MPs. From Thursday, the deputies will go through a second round. The candidate with the least support will drop out after each round until only two candidates remain. Rishi Sunak has the support of more than 40 MPs, ensuring his survival at least till Thursday. But ultimately, bookies will look beyond the second round, when the 200,000 Conservative Party members across the country will choose between the two finals. This is where Penny Mordaunt currently has the most support. If she made it to the bottom two against Rishi Sunak, a majority would vote for her, according to a ConservativeHome poll. But that final vote is some way off. Expect betting odds and polls to change over the next couple of months as the finalists see their platforms considered ahead of the final result announcement on September 5.
title: “Check Out The Latest Tory Leadership Odds With Our Live Tracker " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-21” author: “Lois Hudson”
Conservative MPs are participating in a series of votes to narrow the field of hopefuls to two final candidates, who will be put to the party to choose a new leader. Our chart, which is updated every hour, shows you a sum of odds compiled by various bookmakers, tracking each candidate’s chances of winning the competition in real time. The stages of the leadership race include nomination, first round voting and second round. The MPs with the least support drop out after each round until only two candidates remain. Around 200,000 Conservative Party members across the country then choose between the latter two in a postal vote. Expect betting odds and polls to change as finalists see their platforms considered ahead of the final result announcement on September 5.
