It's a depressing indictment of not just the Conservatives, but how far politics in general has been hijacked by fringe elements and anti-immigration, anti-minority, "culture wars" nonsense, that James Cleverly is the most sensible option here. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Cleverly ahead in Tory leadership race, as Tugendhat voted out

Three contenders remain after another round of voting by MPs in the contest to replace Rishi Sunak.