Sajid Javid has been voted out of the running to become next Prime Minister.
He was eliminated after picking up 34 votes.
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Sajid Javid picked up 34 votes, with Michael Gove gaining 61 and Jeremy Hunt getting 51. Boris Johnson added to his tally with 157 votes. There were two spoiled ballots.
Javid said he was "truly humbled by the support I have received from colleagues and Conservatives around the country."
Truly humbled by the support I have received from colleagues and Conservatives around the country. We ran to win, but I am incredibly proud of the race we have run together - #TeamSaj! Thank you pic.twitter.com/wxqWK2wzJu
— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) June 20, 2019
Johnson said he was “delighted to have the support of over half of all Conservative MPs in the fourth ballot”. “I am incredibly grateful, but we have much more work to do,” he said.
Delighted to have the support of over half of all Conservative MPs in the fourth ballot. I am incredibly grateful, but we have much more work to do.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) June 20, 2019
Join the #BackBoris team 👉 https://t.co/tGRXu94CmT pic.twitter.com/ZV1t8kkwct
Conservative MP Ross Thompson tweeted: “.@BorisJohnson is smashing it again in that latest round of voting. He is the only candidate with momentum and the only candidate bringing our MPs together from every side and part of the country. Boris can deliver Brexit, unite the party and unite the country.”
.@BorisJohnson is smashing it again in that latest round of voting. He is the only candidate with momentum and the only candidate bringing our MPs together from every side and part of the country.
— Ross Thomson MP (@RossThomson_MP) June 20, 2019
Boris can deliver Brexit, unite the party and unite the country @BackBoris 👦🏼
Gove said he was "absolutely delighted" to come second in the latest ballot, adding that it's "all to play for" in the final ballot later today.
Absolutely delighted to come second in the latest ballot! It’s all to play for in the final ballot this afternoon. If I make the final two I look forward to having a civilised debate of ideas about the future of our country. #Gove4PM #ReadyToLead
— Michael Gove (@michaelgove) June 20, 2019
Two rounds of voting on Thursday will whittle the field down to a final pairing with the announcement due to be made at 6pm.
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The next Tory leader and prime minister will be chosen by Conservative members next month from the two candidates that make it through.
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