Results of the second round of MP votes for the next Tory leader (and barring something very unusual, next PM):
Boris Johnson: 126 (+12) Jeremy Hunt: 46 (+3) Michael Gove: 41 (+4) Rory Stewart: 37 (+18) Sajid Javid: 33 (+10) Dominic Raab: 30 (+3) - Eliminated
Thank god Raab is gone, the lunatic wanted to suspend parliament to let a disastrous no deal brexit happen. Javid escaped elimination by one vote and as such will likely withdraw. Very bad show also for Hunt since Johnson apparently loaned him 15 votes - meaning that he lost support.
The big story though is the rise of Rory Stewart, who came from nowhere to have the most momentum. He is a very moderate and centrist (UK standards i.e. left of the US norm) and the only one who is actually reasonable, the only one with a viable brexit plan, the only one who actually answers questions, and he was widely seen as the clear winner of the debate they had on Sunday. Hopefully he can keep it up and stop Johnson - if Javid does drop out Rory will gain a lot from him. At least there is hope!
What's the procedure? Does the membership get a vote after they get it down to the last 2? ---
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