Tony Roberts, the president of the association, argues that the former cabinet minister has “really matured” as a politician. Seen initially as an ally of David Cameron on the more "moderate" wing of the party when he became an MP in 2014, Jenrick has shifted to the right after quitting as immigration minister last year.

If you speak to anybody unfortunate enough to have spent time canvassing for the Conservatives during the general election, they will tell you that one issue came up on the doorstep: immigration.

The Tory party appears to be veering toward the right with the final two candidates - here we look at the difference between the pair

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has asked the BBC to host a head-to-head televised debate between him and his opponent . He has written to BBC director-general Tim Davie asking for a debate by the end of the coming week as Conservative Party members start to cast their ballots from Thursday.

The ex-immigration minister swiped at Ms Badenoch for only offering 'platitudes' and 'empty rhetoric' as they compete to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader .

Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat are the final candidates for the Tory top spot. Although the race was announced on 5 July, the leader will not be revealed until early November – although two candidates have called for the timeframe to be cut down.