The new Prime Minister has been announced
Published: 12:14, 23 July 2019
| Updated: 12:22, 23 July 2019
The leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister has been announced.
Boris Johnson MP has been voted in as the leader of the majority party and de-facto Prime Minister.
He received 92,153 votes from the Tory electorate, compared to 46,656 for Jeremy Hunt.
It comes after weeks of campaigning and hustings from the Conservative members who fought head-to-head to secure the top spot at number ten.
MPs have posted their initial reactions on Twitter.
Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark, retweeted a post from the Conservative Party congratulating Boris as the new Prime Minister.
More to follow...
