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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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May and Leadsom are two final Tory leader candidates

Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom: One will be the next Tory leader Credit: Reuters

The battle to be Tory leader has been whittled down to two people: Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom.

Michael Gove was eliminated in this round of voting as he had just 46 votes.

Theresa May had 199, and Andrea Leadsom 84 votes.

The two will now fight for support from around 150,000 party members, not just Tory MPs as in previous rounds of voting.

The new leader needs half the votes, and will be announced and take up office on September 9 as set out by the Conservative Party.

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