Nigel Farage backed to join Conservatives by MP

       Nigel Farage has topped a poll on who should be the next Tory leader, with Suella Braverman second and Boris Johnson third.

       The Express asked readers who they thought should replace Rishi Sunak as the Prime Minister faces a crisis over the Rwanda scheme.

       As of 6pm yesterday, more than 5,000 people had voted in the online survey.

       Mr Farage, the former UK Independence Party and Brexit Party leader who is currently taking part in I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, came first with 41 percent, despite not currently being a Tory member.

       Mrs Braverman, who was sacked as home secretary last month and has come out against emergency legislation on Rwanda, was second with 22 percent.

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       Mr Johnson, who was forced out of No 10 last year following a series of scandals, came third with 14 percent of votes.

       Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt came fourth on 11 percent after rising to prominence with her sword-wielding role during the King's Coronation.

       Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch was fifth on three percent, while Lord Cameron – who made a sensational comeback as Foreign Secretary – was just behind on two percent.

       Five percent said it should be another name not listed in the poll, while two percent were unsure.

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       It comes as turmoil over the Rwanda scheme has laid bare Tory divisions and led to speculation over whether some in the party would like to see a change in leadership.

       But Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden yesterday insisted it would be "insanity" to hold another leadership contest.

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