UK politics

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt in face-off to be next UK prime minister

Name: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt in face-off to be next UK prime minister
Uploaded: 2019-06-21T03:50:42.737Z
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Michael Gove ousted from the contest by Conservative MPs

The outcome sets up a four-week battle between Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London, and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt as they vie for the support of about 160,000 Conservative members to succeed Theresa May in Downing Street

June 21, 2019

Footage from Reuters

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So on behalf of the 1922 Committee, Charles Walker and I, as returning officers for the election of the leader of the Conservative and Unionist party, can now declare the results of the fifth ballot. The total number of votes cast in today's ballots was 313. The total number of ballot papers rejected was one.

The total number of votes given to each candidate were as follows. Michael Gove, 75. Jeremy Hunt, 77. Boris Johnson, 160. We, therefore, declare that Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are going forward to a vote of the qualifying membership of the Conservative and Unionist party. Thank you very much.