Tory leadership race down to final two

Summary

Final two candidates - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - go to a vote of Conservative Party members
Environment Secretary Michael Gove knocked out of contest
Mr Johnson got the support of more than 50% of Conservative MPs
Home Secretary Sajid Javid was eliminated in another ballot, earlier on Thursday

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Paul Seddon and Katie Wright

Gove 'naturally disappointed'published at 18:20 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Javid congratulates final twopublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Narrow marginspublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Rudd: Hunt best man to unite UKpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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A look at those numbers againpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Jeremy Hunt made it through to the last round by just two votes, a whopping 83 votes behind Boris Johnson's total of 160.
'No recriminations' from Gove-backing MPpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Guy Opperman, who had been backing Michael Gove, says he is “obviously disappointed” with the result but is proud to have been part of the environment secretary's campaign.
There are “no recriminations, no accusations" on his part about the conduct of the final MPs' ballot, he adds.
BBC to review guest vetting processpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
It comes after criticism of the selection of guests on a Tory leadership debate programme.
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Hunt 'formidable politician'published at 18:15 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, who is backing Boris Johnson, says he does not agree with suggestions that Mr Johnson has got the opponent he wanted.
Jeremy Hunt is a "formidable politician", he says.
Mr Duncan Smith says it is important the next PM makes an optimistic case for the future of the country, adding: "We've been too long talking ourselves down."
Revenge served cold?published at 18:12 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Hunt reverses Gove's leadpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
In the fourth round of MPs' voting earlier today, Michael Gove overtook Jeremy Hunt, only to see this lead overturned in the fifth ballot.
'Massive' for Jeremy Huntpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Theresa May's former adviser Joey Jones says the result is "massive" for Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and there will be even more scrutiny of him now.
Results in fullpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Boris Johnson - 160
Jeremy Hunt - 77
Michael Gove - 75 - KNOCKED OUT
Gove out of Tory leadership racepublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Breaking
Michael Gove has been knocked out of the contest to be Tory leader and prime minister. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt now go to a vote of Conservative Party members.
Stewart holding 'thank you rally'published at 18:00 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
International Development Secretary Rory Stewart, who was knocked out of the Tory leadership race on Wednesday, is currently holding a rally on London's South Bank to thank his supporters.
Not long to gopublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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This is the current view from Committee Room 14 in the House of Commons, where we are expecting a result from the final MPs' ballot to be read out within the next 15 minutes or so.
Boris Johnson looks set to win, with Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt fighting for second place.
The last two candidates remaining in the contest go to a vote of Conservative Party members.
Gove 'ready to lead'published at 17:46 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Michael Gove supporter Tom Tugendhat says his candidate is "ready to lead this country". The contest is "not a soap opera", he adds.
Baker: Don't make contest personalpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Former Conservative party chairman Lord Baker says he hopes it's Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson who make it into the final run-off.
He says a final round between Mr Johnson and Michael Gove is likely to become "very personal" because the two men "hate each other".
"Any contest between them would be a caterwauling experience on personalities, whereas we really want a debate on issues," he adds.
Baker: I back Johnsonpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Former cabinet minister Lord Baker says he backed Rory Stewart earlier in the contest, as he was "original and different", but now supports Boris Johnson.
The contest has been handled "remarkably efficiently" by the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, he adds.
Leave EU with no deal 'if we need to'published at 17:30 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns says ministers must "act on the instructions of the referendum".
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MPs' voting closes in fifth roundpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
And that's it. Voting among Tory MPs has closed for the fifth - and final - time.
We should know soon after 18:00 BST which two candidates are left in the running to be Conservative leader and prime minister.