Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer came under attack at PMQs for his decision to cut the winter fuel payment while agreeing to public sector pay deals. Meanwhile, the Tory leadership race has lost its first candidate.
Sky political editor Beth Rigby is in parliament to get reaction to the results of the first round in the Tory leadership ballot.Robert Jenrick, the former Home Office minister, finished top of the pile in the first round with 28 votes.Beth says this will be a 'pleasing' result for Mr Jenrick, who was previously of a One Nation tendency but has since tacked right.
Going out is Priti Patel with just 14 votes - just two fewer than Mel Stride.Beth says it was always likely that one of these two were likely to finish bottom.'Kemi's got momentum'Andrew Griffith, the shadow science secretary, was quick to join Beth after the results came in and spin for his preferred candidate - Kemi Badenoch.She finished second with 22 votes.He says Ms Badenoch did 'really well' and is popular with the party membership - who have the final say.
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