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Trade minister Penny Mordaunt has been knocked out of the race to replace Boris Johnson after failing to make it down the final two candidates.
She was leapfrogged by Liz Truss in this afternoon’s final round of voting by Conservative MPs, and the Foreign Secretary will now join former Chancellor Rishi Sunak in a run-off of party members to decide on their next leader and Prime Minister.
Having been favourite…
