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| Theresa May v Andrea Leadsom to be next prime minister | |
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| Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom will battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party after Michael Gove was eliminated from the contest. | Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom will battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party after Michael Gove was eliminated from the contest. |
| After the second MPs' ballot, Home Secretary Mrs May finished with 199 votes, Energy Minister Mrs Leadsom 84 and Mr Gove, the justice secretary, 46. | After the second MPs' ballot, Home Secretary Mrs May finished with 199 votes, Energy Minister Mrs Leadsom 84 and Mr Gove, the justice secretary, 46. |
| Conservative members will now decide the winning candidate, with the result due on 9 September. | Conservative members will now decide the winning candidate, with the result due on 9 September. |
| The winner will become the UK's second female prime minister. | |
| Mr Cameron resigned after finishing on the losing side in the UK's EU referendum, in which there there was a vote to leave. | Mr Cameron resigned after finishing on the losing side in the UK's EU referendum, in which there there was a vote to leave. |
| The results were announced at Westminster by Conservative MP Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee. | The results were announced at Westminster by Conservative MP Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee. |
| There had originally been five contenders to succeed Mr Cameron, with MPs voting in two rounds to get that number down to two. | There had originally been five contenders to succeed Mr Cameron, with MPs voting in two rounds to get that number down to two. |
| The contest now moves to its final stage with the Conservative Party's 150,000-strong membership deciding between Mrs May, a Remain campaigner with a long track record in government, and Mrs Leadsom, a leading light of the Brexit campaign who has stressed her City and business background. | The contest now moves to its final stage with the Conservative Party's 150,000-strong membership deciding between Mrs May, a Remain campaigner with a long track record in government, and Mrs Leadsom, a leading light of the Brexit campaign who has stressed her City and business background. |
| Speaking after the results were announced, Mrs May said she had secured support from all wings of the Conservative Party and promised to bring the Tories together. | |
| She promised "strong, proven leadership" to negotiate the UK's departure from the EU, and to "make Britain a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of us". | |
| Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Mrs Leadsom's campaign manager, said she would bring a "huge and fresh skills base" to Downing Street if elected. | |
| He played down her lack of cabinet experience, saying she would have "no problem stepping up to the job" having had a long career outside politics, adding: "She has done things outside of this place on so many different levels." | |
| Mr Gove said he was "naturally disappointed" not to have made it to the final two, describing the remaining contenders as "formidable politicians". | |
| He welcomed the fact that the UK would be getting a second female prime minister - after Margaret Thatcher - and called for a "civilised, inclusive, positive and optimistic debate". | |
| Anyone wanting to vote has to have been a member of the Conservative Party for at least three months. |