The third Tory leadership ballot – as it happened

The results of the third round of MPs voting to be the next Tory leader are in. 

8.55 p.m. Has the Penny dropped?

James Forsyth writes… Penny Mordaunt had a mixed night this evening. Her lead over Liz Truss is still in double figures, but she actually polled one fewer vote than she had on Thursday. In her statement tonight she heaps praise on Tom Tugendhat, saying they ‘are both committed to a clean start for the party’ and lauding him as ‘one of the strongest assets on the Conservative green benches.’ It also contains an implicit dig at the Truss campaign, with a declaration that she is ‘running a truly clean campaign’.

8.45 p.m. Where do Tugendhat’s votes go?

Katy Balls writes… While Rishi Sunak looks on course for the final two barring an upset, it’s much more unclear who is likely to join him in the final two. There is very little between the other three candidates.