It's May vs Leadsom! Britain to get its second female PM after Tory MPs knock out Gove in the battle for No 10 and send women through to deciding ballot of Conservative grassroots members

Theresa May (pictured middle) won a landslide victory in the final ballot of Tory MPs tonight as Michael Gove (left) was sensationally knocked out, pitting the Home Secretary against Andrea Leadsom (right) in the battle for Downing Street. The result means Britain will have its second female prime minister within nine weeks, with the winner to be decided in a ballot of 150,000 Conservative party members over the summer recess. Mrs May received 199 of the votes to Mrs Leadsom's 84, with Mr Gove trailing far behind on just 46 votes. It puts her in prime position to take over from David Cameron in Downing Street, with the final result set to be announced by September 9. Speaking outside parliament immediately after the vote, Mrs May said she was 'delighted' to have won 'such wide support from my colleagues'. 'This vote shows that the Conservative Party can come together and under my leadership it will,' she said. She insisted she had 'always said there should be a contest'.