4000 critically endangered snails are being released back into the wild after a successful Breeding Programme at chester zoo. And coming up in sport british cyclist chris froome is in intensive care with multiple fractures, after a high speed crash. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Conservative mps will get their first chance to vote for the person they want to see lead the party and the country this morning as the first round of voting in the conservative leadership contest gets underway. At least one of the ten candidates vying to be our next Prime Minister will be knocked out of the race. Tory mps will hold a private ballot, with contenders needing a minimum of 17 votes to carry on. Voting in secret will start in the house of commons this morning at around ten oclock with a result expected to be announced by the 1922 committee at around one oclock this afternoon. Further ballots will then be held next week, with the two most popular mps moving to a run off of tory part
The Conservative Party plans to eliminate underperforming university courses in England to fund 100,000 apprenticeships annually. The initiative aims to address high drop-out rates and poor job prospects.
Rishi Sunak's latest General Election pledge includes shutting down the worst-performing university courses - but he was unable to name a single degree that faces the chop
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