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Tory leadership vote results: Who is left in the race to be Prime Minister after the fifth vote?
JUST two candidates are left in the battle to be the leader of the Conservative Party and become Prime Minister.
Below, we take a look at who's still in the running - and if favourite Boris Johnson could be moving into Number 10.
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Boris Johnson - vying for No10
The former Foreign Secretary quit his role because he disagreed with Theresa May's plan for Brexit and is currently the bookies favourite to win the leadership contest.
Boris Johnson was at the helm of the Vote Leave campaign back in 2016 and nearly beat the current PM to the role after Cameron resigned.
Since the referendum the 54-year-old has been brandishing his leave credentials. In a speech in Switzerland he vowed to take Britain out of the EU with a "deal or no deal" come October 31 if he gets chosen.
Johnson said he would hold the EU to ransom and refuse to pay the £39billion divorce bill unless they agree to more favourable terms for Brexit.
He also vowed to slash income tax for three million Brits.
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He said: "Our friends and partners need to understand that the money is going to be retained until such time as we have greater clarity about the way forward.
"I always thought it was extraordinary that we should agree to write that entire cheque before having a final deal. In getting a good deal, money is a great solvent and a great lubricant."
Johnson comfortably topped the poll from the first round of voting, securing 114 votes from his colleagues.
This is well above the 105 needed to guarantee his place in the final two, making him a firm favourite as it stands.
But supporters were reminded that only once in the history of the Conservative party has the favourite ever been elected.
Since winning the fifth round of voting, Johnson has been in hot water for his loud arguments with his partner, Carrie Symonds, which led to the police being called.
Jeremy Hunt - vying for No10
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The Foreign Secretary who campaigned for Remain in the 2016 referendum is the second favourite for leader.
Jeremy Hunt claims his business background would help him negotiate a good deal with Brussels as "doing deals is my bread and butter as someone who has set up their own business".
The 52-year-old said he would back a No Deal Brexit with a heavy heart if it was the only option left.
Hunt has said he wants to slash corporation tax to boost businesses.
Defence spending would rise under his premiership to counter Russian power.
On June 9 he claimed Germany’s Angela Merkel "COULD renegotiate Brexit" with a new Tory PM.
He has the backing of Amber Rudd.
While in second place after the first round vote, Hunt is trailing far behind Johnson with only just over a third of his share.
But Rudd said he came a "good second" and was "delighted" with the result.
Hunt has called Johnson a "coward" for refusing to show up for a live debate on Sky News, which has now been postponed.
Michael Gove - 75 votes - OUT
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The Environment Secretary announced his bid to be the next Prime Minister on June 2.
Michael Gove said he is willing to delay Brexit for as long as needed to ensure a deal is agreed rather than just crashing out on October 31.
He posed as a "unifying candidate" and said: "I believe that I'm ready to unite the Conservative and Unionist Party, ready to deliver Brexit, and ready to lead this great country."
Gove notably defended Theresa May's Brexit deal in the House of Commons.
However, his chances were dented by his cocaine admission.
After the first round, Gove came a close third after Hunt and Johnson with 37 votes.
He went out in the fifth round of voting as he was pipped by Hunt by two votes, 77 to 75.
Sajid Javid - 38 votes - OUT
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The Home Secretary announced his candidacy in a video on Twitter and was one of the Remain campaigners in 2016.
Sajid Javid, 49, said his party "must get on and deliver Brexit" but has positioned himself as a firm Remainer.
But speaking to Sophy Ridge he said: "The policy of any government I lead will be to leave on 31 October. We will do everything in our power to leave on 31 October.
"I will do everything I can to get a deal, but if I have to choose between no deal and no Brexit, I will choose no deal."
If he had been elected the Bromsgrove MP would have been the UK's first Prime Minister from an ethnic minority.
He pledged to end austerity and pump billions into education.
Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson has given him her support.
Sajid Javid secured 23 votes in the first round.
In a moving message the Home Secretary insisted he was ideally placed to lead a Conservative Government that would aim to bring people from all sides together.
He said: “We talked a moment ago about whether someone is Remain or Leave, whether someone is black or white, North or South, urban or rural, and whatever happens this is the number one thing, we have to address in our country if we are staying together as a cohesive society.
“I think it is incumbent upon all politicians, especially when we see around the world, in the US, Italy and others, there are politicians that want to feed off anger and feed off division, that we as Conservatives always look at the best in people and try to bring them together.”
He said he had lived with prejudice for most of his life – but believed Britain was the “most successful multi-racial democracy in the world”.
Javid made it to the final four but lost out with 34 votes behind Johnson, Gove and Hunt.
Rory Stewart - 27 votes - OUT
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The International Development Secretary launched his leadership bid in The Spectator and has since told of his one-time opium use.
The Penrith MP was scathing about a No Deal Brexit and claimed it would be "a huge mistake, damaging, unnecessary, and I think also dishonest".
Rory Stewart outlined his intention to fulfil Brexit and use a citizens' assembly and a grand jury to help parliament to hammer out a deal with the EU that works for the country.
Stewart said a No Deal Brexit would cause huge financial implications.
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He said he would "lock up MPs over the summer" to get the deal done.
He's also said he'll build two million new homes.
Apparently undeterred by winning only 19 votes in the first round, Stewart's insisted he's the only one who can stop Boris Johnson in the PM race.
However on June 19 he exited the race with just 27 votes to Johnson's 143.
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