Eight candidates remain in the race to become Conservative leader and Britain's next prime minister, Sir Graham Brady has announced.
They are Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch, Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman.
It came as Sajid Javid, the former health secretary, dropped out of the leadership race just moments before nominations closed.
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