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How many Conservative Party members are there who will vote for next Prime Minister?

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The race to be the next Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party has been whittled down to two after Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt was eliminated from the contest.

This leaves Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Chancellor Rishi Sunak as the final two MPs set to battle it out in the coming weeks.

Mr Sunak, the frontrunner throughout the parliamentary leg of the contest, received 137 votes in the final round of voting. Ms Truss won 113 votes, narrowly pushing Ms Mordaunt into third place on 105.

The remaining pair are set to go head-to-head in a live TV debate at 9pm on Monday, to be broadcast on BBC One. After more than a month of campaigning, the winner will be decided and a new Prime Minister expected to be announced on 5 September.

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