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
Sajid Javid is out of the leadership racepublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Committee room fills up ahead of results announcementpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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End of twitter postLeadership result 'in the hands of the gods'published at 12:53 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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End of twitter postLib Dem contest: Umunna declines to give leadership preferencepublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
BBC Politics Live
BBC2's lunchtime political programmeNow to the other leadership contest that is happening in Westminster - for the Liberal Democrats.
The newest Lib Dem MP, and the party's Treasury spokesman, Chuka Umunna, says he does not have a view on who the next leader should be. But, he says, he will work with whoever wins the contest.
Deputy leader Jo Swinson and former cabinet minister Ed Davey are vying for their party's top job.
"I'm still in the Lib Dems," Mr Umunna jokes, when presenter Andrew Neil jokes about Mr Umunna's membership of three different parties - Labour, Change UK and Lib Dems - this year.
Watch: Ann Widdecombe on tactical voting 'skulduggery'published at 12:40 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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End of twitter postFailure to leave the EU in October 'will ramp up anger'published at 12:38 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
BBC Politics Live
BBC2's lunchtime political programmeDamian Collins says a no-deal Brexit is "not the outcome" he wants.
"But I think now failure to leave at the end of October... will ramp up the anger and tensions in this country," he says.
"We have to focus minds now to say this process ends on 31 October."
Boris Johnson's Brexit plan 'is totally different' from Theresa May'spublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
BBC Politics Live
BBC2's lunchtime political programmeWhen asked whether the Theresa May Brexit deal is dead, Tory MP Damian Collins replies: "Yes."
Mr Collins says his candidate, Boris Johnson, will remove the backstop from the deal.
It is a "hugely significant change", he says. "It's totally different from the May deal."
In pictures: Former PMs at Westminster Abbey servicepublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Elsewhere in Westminster, politicians are at Westminster Abbey for the service of thanksgiving for the life and work of Lord Heywood.
The former cabinet secretary and civil service head died in November 2018, aged 56.
Former Prime Ministers David Cameron, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg are pictured together at the service - along with current Prime Minister Theresa May.
Jeremy Hunt backer quizzed over 'blunders'published at 12:14 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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End of twitter postFourth ballot closespublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
The fourth round of voting by Conservative MPs has closed.
The final four now face a tense one-hour wait to see who makes it through to the last three. The person with the fewest votes will be eliminated.
We'll have the result here soon after 13:00 BST.
Former defence secretary votes with minutes to sparepublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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End of twitter postRory Stewart keeps shtum on leadership supportpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Eliminated leadership contender Rory Stewart votes - and declines to say whom he has backed.
Similarly, Justice Secretary David Gauke, who was backing Mr Stewart, refuses to say who has his support in this round.
Labour responds to porn statementpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
House of Commons
Parliament
Image source, HoCLabour spokeswoman Cat Smith asks when this error regarding age verification for pornographic websites came to light. She adds that the scheme has been delayed before.
"It's not good enough, it's not acceptable, and it is letting children down," she says.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright says the error first came to light last week, but he has spent the intervening days trying to see if it could be rectified quickly.
He adds that the government is speaking to internet browsers to make sure the age blocks can be introduced.
Commons hears statement on delay to implementation of porn blockpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
House of Commons
Parliament
Image source, HoCCulture Secretary Jeremy Wright apologises for the mistake which has been made, which is going to increase the amount of time before a new age verification for pornographic websites comes into place.
He says he expects the administrative mistake will cause a delay of around six months.
"There is nothing to stop responsible providers of online pornography implementing age verification mechanisms on a voluntary basis," he adds.
Theresa May to vote by proxy in fifth ballotpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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End of twitter postMinister switches from Stewart to Huntpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Digital minister Margot James, who previously backed Rory Stewart, says she has voted for Jeremy Hunt.
Asked if she could stay in a Conservative Party led by Boris Johnson, Ms James replies: "I'm not going to comment further. I'm sorry. I've said who I voted for, and that's it."
'Plenty of proxy voters' in fourth ballotpublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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End of twitter postTeam Gove 'don't expect' to beat Jeremy Huntpublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
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End of twitter postFrontrunner Boris Johnson casts his votepublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Asked if he knows anything about "dark arts" when he arrives to vote, Boris Johnson tells reporters: "No."
He does not answer when asked whether he voted for himself.
Boris Johnson: There is a serious job to be donepublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 20 June 2019
Frontrunner Boris Johnson has given his only newspaper interview, external so far to London's Evening Standard.
He tells the paper it is "time we had some excitement... but there's a serious job to be done".
He says he wants to be the prime minister to do "for the whole country what I did as mayor of London”.
“I was the most pro-business mayor you could possibly imagine," Mr Johnson tells the paper.
“You’ve got to stick up for wealth creation and the free market. But you’ve got to do that because that’s the way to pay for the great infrastructure and the most needy in society.”
