LONDON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his successor as foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt emerged Thursday night as the two politicians in the final battle to become Britain's next Prime Minister.

They were the winners in the fifth and final vote among 313 Conservative MPs to choose a party leader to succeed Theresa May.

Johnson scored 160 votes, while Hunt won 77 votes from the Conservative MPs taking part in the ballot in the Houses of Parliament.