Cameron and Davis into final Tories vote
David Cameron and David Davis will battle it out for the Tory leadership after Liam Fox was today eliminated in the final ballot of MPs.
Mr Cameron, who topped the poll with 90 votes, and Mr Davis, who was second with 57, will now go forward into the final postal ballot of the entire 300,000-strong party membership.
Dr Fox, who was third with 51 votes, drops out.
The vote seals Mr Cameron’s position as the overwhelming favourite to succeed Michael Howard as party leader.
He boosted his total by 34 compared to his first round tally of 56.
In contrast, Mr Davis saw his support continue to slide – dropping by 5 votes compared to his total of 62 in the first ballot.
He is now likely to face an uphill battle if he is to win the final ballot of the party members.
A YouGov poll for The Daily Telegraph of ordinary party members showed 59% wanted Mr Cameron as leader compared to just 15% for Mr Davis.
