Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
One former Tory cabinet minister told HuffPost UK: “What a duplicitous bunch our MPs are - too driven by stopping others rather than voting positively for any candidate.”
The result tees up a nail-biting clash between former government ministers Badenoch and Jenrick to become leader of the opposition.Tory members have until October 31 to vote for who their preferred candidate, with the winner due to be announced on November 2.Labour chair Ellie Reeves said: “After months of gaffes, wild unfunded policies and infighting, Tory members now have the unenviable task of choosing between two of the architects of Tory failure.
“While the endless bickering continues, Labour is fixing the foundations and sorting out the mess that these two deeply unimpressive figures left behind.”
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