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Former leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom says Mr Johnson is a "passionate believer in the UK's future outside the European Union" and she says "we have to deliver" Brexit.

Mr Johnson "truly believes in the future of the United Kingdom", she says.

Defence minister Tobias Ellwood says he is "pleased" that the election is now completed as it has been a "distraction".

"There is a desire by us to get this across the line", he says, adding that "the Tory party will be in the abyss" if it does not deliver Brexit.

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The BBC's chief political correspondent Vicki Young has said that a "long standing ally of Boris Johnson," and someone who supported his bid to get into Number 10, has told her that he is worried as to "how long Mr Johnson's leadership can last."

"There is really no majority for the Conservative party," she says, adding that "they have this incredibly divisive Brexit issue to deal with".

Justice Secretary David Gauke reiterated on Sunday that he would resign if Boris Johnson entered office.

He said he could not support his Brexit strategy, which requires leaving the EU before 31 October, even if that means without a deal.

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Editor of the Spectator Fraser Nelson says that he is surprised that the win for Boris Johnson is not as significant as previously expected.

Mr Johnson beat Mr Hunt by a margin of two to one, rather than "four to one" as Mr Nelson says many were expecting.

"There is going to be a very serious conflict now" in the Conservative parliamentary party, he adds.

Boris Johnson says he hope to repay the party’s confidence and will work “flat out” with his team, which he will build over the next few days.

He finishes by saying: The campaign is over and the work begins."

Boris Johnson says he knows people will question the decision to choose him as the next PM.

He says: “I know there will be people who will question the wisdom of your decision and there will be people here who will wonder what they have done.

"And I would just point out that no one person, no party, has a monopoly on wisdom.

"But if you look at the history of the 200 years of this party’s history you will see it is we Conservatives - we have had the best insights into human nature."

Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editor

Boris Johnson will become our next prime minister.

A sentence that might thrill you. A sentence that might horrify you. A sentence that 12 months ago even his most die hard fans would have found hard to believe.

But it's not a sentence, unusually maybe for politics, that won't bother you either way.

Because whatever you think of Boris Johnson, he is a politician that is hard to ignore.

You can read the rest of Laura's blog here.

Boris Johnson says it was a privilege to serve in Theresa May's cabinet and see the passion and determination she brought to the many causes that are her legacy.

He says it is an "extraordinary honour and privilege" to be elected Tory leader.

New prime minister Boris Johnson has paid tribute to his rival Jeremy Hunt after beating him in the Conservative leadership contest.

He says Mr Hunt is a "font of excellent ideas" and he promises to steal them.

He also pays tribute to outgoing PM Theresa May for her service to the country.

Boris Johnson – 92,153

Jeremy Hunt – 46,656

Boris Johnson wins the Conservative leadership contest, it has been announced. He has beaten Jeremy Hunt to be named the next prime minister.

Dame Cheryl Gillan, a returning officer for the election, also thanks those who have given up their spare time to organise the leadership election.

She thanks both candidates, whom she says have "emerged as worthy candidates" for next PM.

Both contenders have on their best poker faces. The result is imminent.