Tory leadership rivals Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in the battle to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader and Prime Minister.
The pair emerged in first and second place in the final ballot of Tory MPs with former favourite Penny Mordaunt crashing out.
In the final ballot, Mr Sunak won 137 votes with Ms Truss on 113 and Ms Mordaunt on 105.
Ms Truss and Mr Sunak now face a ballot of around 160,000 Tory Party members, with the result to be announced on September 5 when MPs return from the summer recess.
It comes after Boris Johnson delivered some words of advice to his successor in his final PMQs on Wednesday.
Speaking to a packed Commons, Mr Johnson said: “Focus on the road ahead, but always remember to check the rear-view mirror.
“And remember above all it’s not Twitter that counts, it’s the people who sent us here.”
