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

Four weeks 'an eternity' in politicspublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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'We do not want to see a coronation'published at 19:00 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Meanwhile Nusrat Ghani, who was already backing Mr Hunt, says he can take on Boris Johnson in the members' ballot, adding: “we do not want to see a coronation”.
She says the foreign secretary can be a “unity candidate" as he “crosses the bridge within the Conservative Party".
Hunt 'can be a real statesman'published at 18:58 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Questioned about the prospect of electoral skulduggery in the final MPs' ballot, former Gove backer Anne Milton says simply that Tory MPs are "one of the most sophisticated electorates in the country".
She says she will now be backing Jeremy Hunt, adding he has demonstrated in his time at the Foreign Office he "can be a real statesman".
Labour - new leader has no mandatepublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Stride: I don't think vote lending occurredpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Commons leader Mel Stride, who had been backing Michael Gove, says the result of the final MPs' ballot was "so close" and he is “very disappointed”.
Questioned about accusations that Boris Johnson may have lent votes to Jeremy Hunt to knock Mr Gove out of the final round, he says "at first glance" he doesn't think that happened.
He says for Mr Johnson's camp to get the result between the two men down to just two votes is "conceivable" but "very unlikely".
"If they had been doing that, I think you would have seen a much bigger discrepancy between Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove", he says.
'Something doesn't add up'published at 18:50 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Watch: Michael Gove narrowly voted outpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Hunt: Contenders 'a credit' to Toriespublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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How the final two contenders comparepublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Boris Johnson may have been Mayor of London for eight years, but he has far less experience of working in government than Jeremy Hunt.
You can compare the careers of the two men and explore how their views differ on Brexit, the economy, health and education using our interactive guide.
'Kiss of death' for Govepublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Ruth Davidson switched her support to Michael Gove after Sajid Javid was eliminated from the race.
Johnson 'looking forward' to first TV debatepublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Johnson 'wants to bring people together'published at 18:34 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Robert Buckland, who is backing frontrunner Boris Johnson, says he thinks a match-up with Jeremy Hunt can be just as "lively" as a contest against Michael Gove would have been.
He says Mr Johnson will be "working very hard with his team to persuade members of his case" during the final run-off between party members.
The former foreign secretary, he adds, is a "unifier" who "wants to bring people together".
Odds on Boris Johnson jump ...published at 18:34 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Hunt: Gove one of Tory's 'brightest stars'published at 18:34 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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ITV to host first TV head-to-headpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Hunt brands himself 'the underdog'published at 18:27 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Westminster 'buzzing' with conspiracypublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Members very open on leadership question - Burtpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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Jeremy Hunt backer Alistair Burt says he is "very pleased" with the result.
Asked about his man's prospects in the run-off with Boris Johnson among the full Conservative Party, he says members have a tradition of "being very open" when it comes to choosing a leader.
He adds that the "conventional view" in the 2005 leadership contest was that David Davis would win - but of course, it was David Cameron who triumphed in the end.
A tight race for second right to the endpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Michael Gove went ahead of Jeremy Hunt in the fourth ballot, but his lead didn't last long.
Both were a long way behind Boris Johnson.
Johnson 'deeply honoured'published at 18:22 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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