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| Tory leadership race: Compare the candidates running for PM | Tory leadership race: Compare the candidates running for PM |
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| Three Conservative MPs are still in the race to be the next Tory leader and prime minister. | |
| Boris Johnson came top in the fourth ballot, on Thursday, with 157 votes. | |
| Sajid Javid was knocked out after failing to win enough support. | |
| Tory MPs vote for a final time on Thursday evening. The two candidates with the most votes will then go through to a ballot of members of the wider Conservative Party. | |
| In the fourth round of voting, Sajid Javid was eliminated as the candidate with the lowest number of votes, with 34. | |
| Boris Johnson won the most with 157, followed by Michael Gove with 61 and Jeremy Hunt with 59. But where do the potential new prime ministers stand on key issues? | |
| Here's a quick guide to their positions on Brexit, Tax and spending, and Health and Education. | Here's a quick guide to their positions on Brexit, Tax and spending, and Health and Education. |
| How did we get here? | How did we get here? |
| Ten candidates entered the race to be leader. | Ten candidates entered the race to be leader. |
| Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey were eliminated in the first round after failing to get the necessary 17 votes. | Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey were eliminated in the first round after failing to get the necessary 17 votes. |
| Matt Hancock, who won 20 votes, later withdrew from the contest, pledging his support for Boris Johnson. | Matt Hancock, who won 20 votes, later withdrew from the contest, pledging his support for Boris Johnson. |
| Dominic Raab was eliminated in round two, after falling three votes short of the required 33. | Dominic Raab was eliminated in round two, after falling three votes short of the required 33. |
| Rory Stewart's campaign came to an end after he finished last in the third ballot. | Rory Stewart's campaign came to an end after he finished last in the third ballot. |
| Three were left after Sajid Javid won the lowest number of votes in the fourth round. | |
| Boris Johnson has won the most votes in all four ballots of MPs so far. He also topped a Conservative Home poll of more than 1,000 Tory party members before Thursday's vote. | |
| Of those still standing, some candidates have spent many years in senior positions, both as shadow ministers when in Opposition, or as ministers and in the Cabinet. | Of those still standing, some candidates have spent many years in senior positions, both as shadow ministers when in Opposition, or as ministers and in the Cabinet. |
| Candidates will continue to try to win over fellow MPs ahead of the next round of voting. | Candidates will continue to try to win over fellow MPs ahead of the next round of voting. |
| The winner is likely to be announced during the week beginning 22 July. | The winner is likely to be announced during the week beginning 22 July. |
| As we wait for the final round to see how allegiances shift and who will attract Mr Javid's supporters, the bookmakers are also offering odds on the next leader. | |
| Mr Johnson's strong showing in all the rounds so far make him the odds-on favourite. | Mr Johnson's strong showing in all the rounds so far make him the odds-on favourite. |