UK: PM candidate Boris Johnson leads first round of leadership contest with 114 votes
|Citing 1922 Committee, Reuters reported that prime minister candidate Boris Johnson received 114 votes to lead the first round of leadership contest.
- Jeremy Hunt: 43.
- Michael Gove: 37.
- Dominic Raab: 27.
- Sajid Javid: 23.
- Matt Hancock: 20.
- Rory Steward: 19.
Andrea Leadsom (11), Mark Harper (10) and Esther McVey (9) are now out of the contest.
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