Tory contest over - but who has won?

KEMI Badenoch and Robert Jenrick's race to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party leader has ended.

One contender has declared the contest "close", hours ahead of the contest's 5pm ballot deadline yesterday.

The winner of the race will be announced tomorrow, almost four months after the General Election defeat that triggered Rishi Sunak's resignation as leader.

Ahead of the ballot closing, Mr Jenrick said that "We're chasing down every vote. It's close."

However, a survey of Tory members by the ConservativeHome website last week suggested Ms Badenoch held a comfortable lead, by 55% to 31%.

Immigration, the economy, and how the Conservatives can rebuild trust with the electorate and win back voters they lost at the election have all been discussed at length through the campaign.