Carolyn Quinn
PM on BBC Radio 4

The winner of this round seems fairly certain, but who will be second and who will be knocked out?

There is a lot of gossip about. I've been doing a lot of surmising - reading eyebrows and facial expressions.

It is a secret ballot, but the feeling seems to be that the most vulnerable of the six are Dominc Raab and Sajid Javid.

The Javid team say they have got a feeling in the pit of their stomachs - not dissimilar to cutting it fine at the airport. There are a lot of nerves around it.

The question is whether people are switching camps and whether Rory Stewart and Michael Gove are also in that vulnerable drop zone.

We could be left with a fight between Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson.

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A new Conservative leader will not change the Irish government's stance on Brexit, the country's deputy prime minister says.

Simon Coveney tells the Dáil (Irish Parliament) that for his government, Brexit has "never been about personalities" but about evidence and facts.

"Let me be crystal clear - the government's position hasn't changed and doesn't change because there is a change in personality of British prime minister," he says.

Mr Coveney says the facts about the EU's position on the withdrawal agreement will not change, despite suggestions from some of the Tory leadership candidates.

"We need to be respectful of how we say that to the UK, but we also have to be firm and consistent."

Mr Coveney says with several candidates refusing to rule out a no-deal Brexit, it has now become a "real possibility" again.

Voting has now finished in the second leadership ballot among Tory MPs.

Counting will now begin, with a result expected to be announced some time around 18.00 BST.

For anyone thinking about playing debate bingo, here are some early suggestions:

• Rory Stewart says "believe in the bin" - a Brexit metaphor he coined during Channel 4's televised showdown on Sunday

• A candidate who didn't go to Eton brings up Eton

• Jeremy Hunt recalls his time as an entrepreneur - he's made the skills he says it gave him a key selling point
• Boris Johnson veers into Latin - he's well-known for his verbal flourishes
• A candidate looks directly down the camera - Michael Gove is a particular fan of this tactic
• Sajid Javid talks about Bailey the dog - his pet became something of an internet star after he featured in the home secretary's leadership bid video

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The question of how to best deliver Brexit has dominated debate in the leadership contest so far - unsurprisingly, given the issue cost Theresa May her job.

The six remaining candidates all say their preferred option is for the UK to leave the EU with a deal - ideally by the October deadline - but claim to have different strategies for how to go about it.

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Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, who's backing Rory Stewart, says his man has "electrified and elevated this contest".

I hope he gets through today and can continue with his message, he adds.

On the frontrunner, Mr Ellwood says Boris Johnson is "a formidable orator" and it's time that was shown in the debate.

"We need to use this opportunity to showcase politics and remind the nation why we should be in government, not Jeremy Corbyn," he adds.

A supporter of Jeremy Hunt has been circulating a briefing about Boris Johnson's tax plans, reports the BBC's Nick Eardley.

Mr Johnson has pledged to cut income tax bills for people earning more than £50,000 a year if he wins the race to succeed Theresa May as prime minister.

Speaking to the Telegraph he said tax plan would "help the huge numbers that have been captured in the higher rate by fiscal drag".

The briefing cites Resolution Foundation estimates that the proposals would cost £10 bn a year.

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Former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan dismisses talk of candidates lending their votes to other candidates. The suggestion is that could be happening to game the system and help some get further than they would otherwise have gone.

"That implies a bit of sophistication on our parts," she says.

"I think most are voting for who they think will be the best prime minister."

She says tonight's debate will be "the first time we have seen Boris out there".

Nicky Morgan is supporting Michael Gove and says he will be able to "hold Boris to account".

Iain Watson
Political correspondent

Theresa May said it was none of our business which way she voted, but a safe bet might be that she’ll have gone for the only candidate who backs her deal with the EU - Rory Stewart.

Mr Stewart is certainly the one Boris Johnson would least like to face in the debate tonight because he's the candidate prepared to put the clearest blue water between the pair of them.

He's also the rival most confident about criticising the frontrunner, because he’s not desperate for a job in any future Boris Johnson cabinet.

The prime minister has voted for the man she wants to be her successor. Will she tell us who it was?

“As I said last week, none of your business," she told reporters.

All of the candidates have now cast their votes, with just over an hour remaining.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told journalists he was feeling "very confident" as he left the voting room.

He also said he was the 242nd MP to vote - meaning just over three quarters of the party's parliamentarians have cast their ballots.

Could this race see a last minute entry as Liam Gallagher has offered to throw his hat in the ring?

The Oasis frontman tweeted: "My name is Liam Gallagher, I have four beautiful children, I have dabbled in drugs over the years, I've had many number ones, now send me the keys to no.10.

"WHY ME? WHY NOT."

When asked what he would do as prime minister, he replied: "Get Oasis back together I'd make it law."

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Tonight's BBC debate will be the second televised joust between contenders in the leadership race, following the debate hosted by Channel 4 on Sunday evening.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the debate was dominated by the question of Brexit and where the different candidates stand on getting the UK out of the EU.

They also fielded questions on their other policy priorities, and had to answer a tricky question about what their biggest weakness would be as PM.

Boris Johnson was not present - there was an empty podium left in his place - but he will be tonight.

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