Five Conservative MPs remain in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister following the latest round of voting.
One of the lesser known names in the contest is former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch who is currently fourth in the betting to get the keys to Downing Street.
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat are the other names still in the running.
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On Thursday, Attorney General Suella Braverman was eliminated from the contest after only managing to get the support of 27 of the 356 Tory MPs who voted.
Badenoch, who achieved 49 votes, has faced calls to step down from the leadership race and throw her support around Liz Truss.
Lord Frost, former Brexit minister, said he wants to see "unity among free marketeers" so urged Badenoch to step aside.
He wrote in the Daily Telegraph: "Kemi and Suella Braverman set out convincing programmes, with differing emphases, for change,"
"But Liz's depth of experience, her energy and ideas - as well as the simple fact she has the most votes of the three - put her in the lead.
"It is now time for pragmatism. I urge Kemi to stand down in return for a serious job in a Truss administration."
Here's all you need to know about Kemi Badenoch:
Who is Kemi Badenoch?
The 42-year-old from London would be the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool if she succeed in the race to replace Boris Johnson in Number 10.
Badenoch has been a member of parliament for Saffron Walden in Essex since 2017. She currently has a majority of 27,594, a rise of 3,000 on the previous election.
During the London Assembly elections in 2012 she failed to win a seat, however she was successful three years later.
Before getting into politics she worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland as a systems analysts.
Badenoch has held a number of government positions since becoming an MP.
She was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families by Boris Johnson in 2018, then in February 2020 she was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasure and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) in the Department for International Trade.
Badenoch resigned as minister earlier this month in protest at Boris Johnson's leadership.
Did Kemi Badenoch vote for Brexit?
Yes, Kemi Badenoch supported the United Kingdom leaving the European Union during the referendum campaign in 2016.
Since then she has been an avid supporter which has allowed her to get the backing of some of the right wing Conservative group in the Commons.
What are Kemi Badenoch's odds?
According to the latest odds Kemi Badenoch is currently 20/1 to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
She is the fourth favourite in the race behind Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss.
