Boris Johnson wins Tory leadership contest

Boris Johnson has been revealed as the UK’s new prime minister after beating rival Jeremy Hunt.

Johnson was chosen by Conservative party members as their new leader and Theresa May’s successor, with the announcement made on Tuesday morning at the QE2 conference centre in London.

Johnson will officially enter Number 10 on Wednesday afternoon, following Theresa May's final Prime Minister's Questions session.

His appointment comes after Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan resigned from government on Monday in anticipation of Johnson’s leadership win.

Education minister Anne Milton also announced her resignation on Tuesday morning, saying she had “grave concerns” over a no-deal Brexit.

Chancellor Philip Hammond and Justice Secretary David Gauke have also said they would resign if Johnson became prime minster.

Dame Cheryl Gillan, from the backbench Tory 1922 Committee, announced the results of the contest, which saw Hunt receive 46,656 votes and Johnson receive 92,153.

Johnson thanked both Hunt and May in his first speech as Tory party leader and described it as an “extraordinary honour and privilege”.

He said: “We are going to unite this amazing country and we are going to take it forward.”

Outgoing prime minister May Tweeted her congratulations to Johnson, adding: “We now need to work together to deliver a Brexit that works for the whole UK and to keep Jeremy Corbyn out of government. You will have my full support from the back benches.”