Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt have been eliminated from the race that will determine the next Prime Minister.
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has won the first round of voting by MPs to choose the next Conservative leader and prime minister.
The field is expected to be narrowed to two by the end of next week, and then around 160,000 Tory members decide which candidate they want to become the next party leader and prime minister.The remaining six hopefuls are now scrambling for support from the MPs who backed Mr Hunt and Mr Zahawi.Mr Sunak, who quit as chancellor last week in protest at Boris Johnson's running of the government, told the BBC he felt "great" about the result.
"Liz has the experience to deliver the benefits of Brexit from day one, grow our economy and support working families." But, amid accusations that the contest is becoming more bad-tempered and underhand, he added: "A gentle word of advice to the remaining candidates: smears and attacks may bring short-term tactical gain but always backfire long-term."
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