The final pair of candidates with the most votes will appear on a runoff ballot mailed to about 160,000 party members across the country.
Author: Jill Lawless, Associated Press
British Prime Minister Theresa May resists pressure to resign over tattered Brexit deal
Amid a feverish mood as rumors and plots swirled through Parliament, Conservative lawmakers set up a showdown meeting with Theresa May for Friday.
British Prime Minister Theresa May offers vote on new referendum
She plans to ask the House of Commons to vote in early June on a withdrawal agreement bill, in what May called a “last chance” to seal a Brexit deal.
Amid Brexit turmoil, Theresa May promises June timetable for her exit as British prime minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May fended off pressure Thursday from Conservative Party lawmakers demanding that she set a date for her resignation.
Brexit deal almost done, but Spain holds out over Gibraltar
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted that Britain and Spain “remain far away” on the issue and “if there are no changes, we will veto Brexit.”