Tory leadership: did Boris Johnson's campaign engage in dirty tricks?

Allegations of dark arts and intimidation as Michael Gove is knocked out

Boris Johnson and Michael Gove
Boris Johnson and Michael Gove are competing to become the next prime minister
(Image credit: Chris J Radcliffe/AFP/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been chosen as the final two candidates in the race for the Tory leadership amid claims that tactical voting blocked Michael Gove from making it through.

There is no love lost between Johnson and Gove after the 2016 leadership contest, when Gove abandoned Johnson's bid to be leader to launch one of his own.

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