Tory leadership race: MPs' second vote and TV debate

Summary

Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid and Rory Stewart have taken part in a live TV debate
It was hosted by Newsnight's Emily Maitlis with questions from viewers across the country
Topics included Brexit, tax cuts, climate change, social care and Islamophobia
Earlier, MPs voted in the latest leadership contest ballot
Dominic Raab was knocked out
The five candidates will face another round of voting on Wednesday

Live Reporting

Paul Seddon, Victoria King, Joseph Lee and Dulcie Lee

Where were the questions from the north of England?published at 21:43 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Hancock: Johnson is a Tory 'unifier'published at 21:42 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Former contender Matt Hancock, who dropped out of the race last week and now backs Boris Johnson, says his man is "best placed" to deliver a "different" Brexit deal.
He says he strongly agrees with Mr Johnson on the need to rengotiate the deal with the EU to give it a chance of getting through Parliament.
He says Mr Johnson is a "unifier" in the Conservative Party who "brings people together".
Tory candidates 'trying to re-write history'published at 21:42 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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No huge blunders, no big breakout successpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Watch: Johnson on Muslim veil remarkspublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Watch: Hunt on cuts that went 'too far'published at 21:36 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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What happens next?published at 21:33 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
After tonight's debate, the remaining candidates don't have long to garner more support.
Ballots will be held tomorrow afternoon and again on Thursday, where Conservative MPs will whittle the list down until two candidates remain.
Members of the wider Conservative Party will then get a chance to vote for their preferred choice.
The result of that will determine who is the next leader of the party - and the country.
Read more about the leadership contest here.
Leadership contenders on Islamophobiapublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Tory leadership: Johnson, Hunt, Gove, Javid, Stewart on Islamophobia
The five men who could be the next Tory leader and PM were asked about Islamophobia - watch those exchanges again.
No new ideas in debate, says Brusselspublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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'All to play for' says Javid supporterpublished at 21:29 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins, who is backing fifth-placed Sajid Javid, says there is "all to play for" after the debate tonight.
She also says her candidate has "cut through" - and managed to achieve "unity" among the other contenders on various issues.
In fact, she says Mr Javid's team are now totting up how many times the others agreed with his position (could a social media post be in the pipeline?).
Stewart 'like a non-League team in FA Cup'published at 21:23 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Colleagues 'dragged' into Islamophobia pledge, says Warsipublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Baroness Warsi - the first Muslim woman to serve in cabinet - has long criticised her party's handling of allegations of Islamophobia.
Rudd: Hunt struck right balancepublished at 21:18 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Next to defend their preferred candidate is Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, who is backing Jeremy Hunt.
She says she thought Mr Hunt struck the right balance between "facing up to the difficult challenges ahead" and protecting people's jobs.
She adds that despite her "frank" opposition to a no-deal Brexit, Mr Hunt would consider it.
She reminds people that her candidate was the only one to get some direct praise from a questioner - James from Oxford, you might recall.
Lessons from the debatepublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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PM rivals clash over Brexit border planspublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Boris Johnson said that "nobody wants to see a hard border"
All five candidates say they want to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, but disagree on how to do so. Watch here.
Gove 'cut through the noise' on Brexitpublished at 21:13 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Well, the debate's over and supporters of the candidates now step up to defend and champion their favourites' performance under the studio lights.
First up is Nicky Morgan, who is backing Michael Gove. She says he was the "the one person who cut through the noise" on Brexit.
She says that as environment secretary, Mr Gove "knows" the impact that a no-deal Brexit would have, which is why he "doesn't want it to happen".
She says his pledge to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland is an "incredibly important" part of his plan.
'All five looked bad'published at 21:10 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Corbyn the winner?published at 21:09 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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Are 1.9 million more children in good or outstanding schools?published at 21:09 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
Johnson 'didn't look like front-runner'published at 21:05 British Summer Time 18 June 2019
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