Tory Leadership Race: Badenoch and Jenrick Advance to the Final Ballot

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British Politics Bombshell**: Tory Leadership Race Takes Unexpected Turn, Cleverly Out, Badenoch and Jenrick Advance! Who's Next?: Conservative Members Choose Between Populist Right Candidates. Blue Wall Shock: Lib Dems Celebrate, Tories Lose Confidence?

British Politics
Tory Leadership Race
Conservative Party
Kemi Badenoch
Robert Jenrich

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