As it happened: Tory leadership vote

Summary

Boris Johnson wins first ballot by MPs, getting 114 votes
Three contenders - Esther McVey, Andrea Leadsom and Mark Harper - eliminated
Jeremy Hunt comes second, followed by Michael Gove, Dominic Raab, Sajid Javid, Matt Hancock and Rory Stewart
The seven remaining candidates go through to more votes next week

Live Reporting

Jennifer Scott and Richard Morris

Stewart team 'did draft concession statement'published at 13:44 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Raab: Campaign is just getting startedpublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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The question on everyone's lipspublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Gove 'in touching distance of second'published at 13:40 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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A spokesman for Michael Gove's leadership campaign is staying positive after his candidate came third in the poll with 37 votes.
“Everyone had written us off," he says. "People said we were going backwards.
"But we gained support and are in touching distance of second. It's all to play for."
Rudd 'not at all' disappointed by Hunt's vote numberspublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, who backs Jeremy Hunt, says she is "not at all" disappointed by his 43 votes.
"The plan is to make sure that I get as many voters as I can behind Jeremy Hunt," she says. "It looks highly likely that Boris will be in the final two."
But she says that this does not guarantee that he will win with Conservative Party members.
"Jeremy does have Leavers and Remainers on side," she says, so "all votes are up for persuasion".
She says Mr Hunt has been "absolutely honest" about the challenges he will face if he wins the contest.
Stewart: We can win thispublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Mordaunt: Hunt gives solid performance in pollpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Gibb: Gove is best placed Brexiteer to take on Johnsonpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Schools Minister Nick Gibb says Michael Gove is now “best placed as a Brexiteer to challenge the front runner” Boris Johnson in the final.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's World at One, Mr Gove's backer says the environment secretary has a “strong plan for delivering Brexit, has the intellect to do so... and had a very strong campaign launch”.
He adds that Mr Gove - who received 37 votes in the first round - is “in this to win" and "has a clear plan, a credible plan how he would deliver Brexit".
Watch: Result of first vote is announcedpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Tory leadership: Boris Johnson tops first round of voting
Results of first ballot in chartpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Hancock: More votes than I could have hoped forpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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McVey wishes candidates well after eliminationpublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Esther McVey has given thanks to those who voted for her after being eliminated from the Tory leadership contest.
The former work and pensions secretary received the lowest number of votes - nine - in the first poll.
She says she will "speak to the remaining candidates to see who is best placed to deliver" on the policies she believes in.
Ms McVey adds: "I wish the remaining candidates well and I hope that all Conservative MPs will unite behind whoever wins this contest which is essential to prevent the disaster of a Marxist government.
“Whoever becomes the new leader will certainly receive my support.”
Stewart: Over the moon to get throughpublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Rory Stewart tells Politics Live he is "completely over the moon" to have got through the first vote.
He says he only had six declared votes ahead of the poll, but "more than three times that" voted for him in the secret ballot.
He says what changed was a poll by Conservative Home showing he was the second most popular with the Tory membership - after Boris Johnson.
"You build on that by saying, this message I am selling, about being brave in the centre ground and getting out and listening to people, is extraordinarily popular."
Johnson 'delighted' to win first ballotpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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All Tory MPs votedpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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Dame Cheryl Gillan announced the result
A total of 313 votes were cast with no spoiled ballots - meaning every Tory MP voted in the ballot.
The results are in...published at 13:09 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Here's the full list of votes received by every candidate. Those in bold have progressed to the next ballot:
Michael Gove: 37
Matt Hancock: 20
Mark Harper: 10
Jeremy Hunt: 43
Sajid Javid: 23
Boris Johnson: 114
Andrea Leadsom: 11
Esther McVey: 9
Dominic Raab: 27
Rory Stewart: 19
Cheryl Gillan says there were no spoiled ballots, to amusement from the room.
Three candidates knocked out of racepublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
The candidate with the lowest number of votes was Esther McVey, with just nine votes.
However, all candidates had to get a minimum of 5% backing from the party - or 17 votes including their own - to get through to the next ballot.
This meant Mark Harper and Andrea Leadsom were also eliminated from the race, with 10 and 11 votes respectively.
Johnson tops first ballotpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
Breaking
After all the results have been counted, Boris Johnson has topped the first poll with 114 votes.
Boris Johnson gets 114 votespublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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The former foreign secretary has received 114 votes in the first MPs' ballot for the next Tory leader.
Things to remember...published at 13:04 British Summer Time 13 June 2019
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