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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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Leadsom: Fantastic to have all-female shortlist

Andrea Leadsom has said that she is "absolutely delighted" with the results of the Tory MP ballot today, which means that either her or Theresa May will be the next leader of the Tory party and therefore prime minister.

She said she was "very grateful" to her team and "feeling very positive" about the results and the future.

Speaking to reporters, she added: "My commiserations to Michael [Gove] but I'm absolutely delighted with the results.

"The great news is we have an all-female shortlist with no positive discrimination or anything, isn't that fantastic?"

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