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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: Party will come together under my leadership

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Theresa May has spoken following the ballot in which she won 199 votes from Conservative Party MPs.

She said: "This vote shows that the Conservative party can come together, and under my leadership it will.

"Now is the time for me to take my case out to party members across the country."

She added: "We need strong, proven leadership to negotiate the best deal for Britain as we leave the European Union, to unite our Party and our country, and to make Britain a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of us."

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