Conservative Leader Election Nears

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Voting to end today for new Conservative Party leader

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The winner of the race will be announced on Saturday morning, almost four months after the crushing general election defeat that triggered Rishi Sunak's resignation.

Four other candidates were eliminated in a series of votes by the party's MPs.

Badenoch is the favourite to win, but Jenrick has insisted the contest is "close".

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