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Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom named final Tory leader candidates

Andrea Leadsom or Theresa May will be the next Prime Minister after making it through to the final two in the Conservative leadership race.

May secured 199 votes and Leadsom won 84 in the latest round of voting. Michael Gove polled third with 46 votes.

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Gove congratulates 'formidable' May and Leadsom

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Michael Gove has said he is "naturally disappointed" to have lost out in the latest Conservative party ballot, but that his two female rivals were both "formidable politicians".

He said that whoever won, they would "lead the country well".

His Twitter account @Gove2016 also tweeted congratulations to Andrea Leadsom and Theresa May:

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