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LIVE: Tories are braced for more blood on the carpet today as another hopeful is knocked out of the leadership race – with Liz Truss allies begging rivals to recognise the ‘reality’ they cannot win. Rishi Sunak topped the first ballot of Tory MPs yesterday with 88 votes ahead of Penny Mordaunt on 67. Penny Mordaunt has become the bookies’ favourite after surging into second place to make the run-off. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has attempted to regain the upper hand with her official campaign launch today. A poll of Tory members suggested Ms Mordaunt would defeat all her rivals in a head-to-head contestCredit Daily Mail