[Results of latest Tory leadership knockout at 5PM:
Blow for Rishi as bombshell poll finds frontrunner
would LOSE to Liz Truss OR Penny Mordaunt in
head-to-head ballot of party members - as MPs
vote to decide who will stay in contest
Rishi Sunak has been endorsed by
Boris Johnson ally Steve Barclay as he
racks up support from Tory MPs
Former Chancellor's team is said to
be trying to make victory look 'inevitable'
with huge number of backers
Penny Mordaunt has officially launched
her campaign promising to restore
the Conservatives' 'sense of self'
They are among eight hopefuls who
have made the first round of voting today
but not all will survive the ballot
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries last
night accused Team Sunak of the 'dark arts'
and 'dirty tricks' on Twitter]
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