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Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt enter final ballot to become UK PM
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are through to the final round of the Conservative Party leadership contest after getting 160 and 77 votes respectively in the fifth ballot of MPs while Michael Gove has been eliminated after getting 75 votes
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) June 20, 2019
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Tory leadership contest down to final two
Jeremy Hunt will face Boris Johnson in the race to be the next PM after Michael Gove was eliminated in the latest Tory leadership ballot. Mr Gove was supported by 75 MPs - just two votes short of Mr Hunt's 77. Mr Johnson, considered the favourite in the race, was backed by 160 Conservative MPs. He and Mr Hunt will now compete in a run-off of the party's 160,000 or so members, and the winner will be announced in the week of 22 July. All 313 Conservative MPs voted - with one spoiled ballot recorded. On Twitter, Environment Secretary Mr Gove congratulated his rivals and said he was "naturally disappointed but so proud ... (full story)