The Conservative party will announce its new leader and Prime Minister this morning - with Boris Johnson widely expected to be confirmed as the winner.

The result of a ballot of 160,000 party members follows a month-long campaign that saw the former Mayor of London and his rival, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, vying for the keys to Downing Street.

The pair attended 16 hustings meeting - including one in Maidstone - organised by the party to give members the chance to quiz both on key policy pledges.

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Inevitably, Brexit dominated the campaign and the two contenders both committed to withdrawing from the EU by the deadline of October 31.

The next PM will take office officially tomorrow after Theresa May attends what will be her last PMQs before heading to Buckingham Palace to hand in her resignation.

The monarch will then invite either Mr Johnson or Mr Hunt to form a new government.

Traditionally, the new prime minister makes a statement in Downing Street before stepping into Number 10 for the first time as PM.

The new PM's first key jobs will to appoint a cabinet - and there could be jobs for some of our MPs. The veteran Sevenoaks MP Sir Michael Fallon, who was a key Johnson backer, could be in line for a recall after he quit as defence secretary in 2017.

The popular Chatham and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch who quit as sports minister in protest about plans to delay reforms to the amount people could spend on fixed odds betting machines, could also be in the frame for a new job.

However, one minister and Kent MP could be out of a role if Mr Johnson gets the top job. Tunbridge Wells MP Greg Clark, who backed Jeremy Hunt, is widely expected to lose his job as business minister.

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