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| Brexit live: Michael Gove announces surprise bid for Tory leadership | |
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| 9.05am BST | |
| 09:05 | |
| Michael Gove announces he is standing for Conservative leadership | |
| Andrew Sparrow | |
| Good morning. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Nadia. | |
| Michael Gove has announced that he is standing for the Conservative leadership. | |
| Here is his statement. | |
| The British people voted for change last Thursday. They sent us a clear instruction that they want Britain to leave the European Union and end the supremacy of EU law. They told us to restore democratic control of immigration policy and to spend their money on national priorities such as health, education and science instead of giving it to Brussels. They rejected politics as usual and government as usual. They want and need a new approach to running this country. | |
| There are huge challenges ahead for this country but also huge opportunities. We can make this country stronger and fairer. We have a unique chance to heal divisions, give everyone a stake in the future and set an example as the most creative, innovative and progressive country in the world. | |
| If we are to make the most of the opportunities ahead we need a bold break with the past. | |
| I have repeatedly said that I do not want to be Prime Minister. That has always been my view. But events since last Thursday have weighed heavily with me. | |
| I respect and admire all the candidates running for the leadership. In particular, I wanted to help build a team behind Boris Johnson so that a politician who argued for leaving the European Union could lead us to a better future. | |
| But I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead. | |
| I have, therefore, decided to put my name forward for the leadership. I want there to be an open and positive debate about the path the country will now take. Whatever the verdict of that debate I will respect it. In the next few days I will lay out my plan for the United Kingdom which I hope can provide unity and change. | |
| 8.58am BST | |
| 08:58 | |
| Owen Smith reportedly planning Labour leadership challenge | |
| Anushka Asthana | |
| The gossip among some MPs and their researchers is that Owen Smith, the former shadow work and pensions secretary is also collecting names as a possible alternative Labour leadership challenger. | |
| MPs do not want two contenders as that would split the vote, but some are concerned that Eagle will be characterised as not left wing enough to challenge Corbyn. Smith is seen by some as closer to the leadership and perhaps more likely to be able to beat the leader. | |
| One Mp tells me that this isn’t resolved - that there is a belief that Smith can win the soft left and that Corbynites will use Chilcott to hit Eagle on Iraq. | |
| “In general lots of disquiet that she might unilaterally declare. PLP feel strongly that we should take a collective view about who can beat him, not simply one person just decide to declare themselves,” they said. | |
| Another source saying Smith now has more nominations than Angela. | |
| When writing for Guardian yesterday Lisa Nandy hinted that the search was still on for a unity candidate, although it wasn’t clear whether she thought Eagle fit the bill or not. | |
| She wrote: “The battle lines in the leadership contest have been drawn, and both sides have signalled they are unwilling to stop. In taking this path we are consigning ourselves to irrelevance at a time when the sensible majority in the country – who want to see a sensible, measured, respectful conversation focused on the things that unite us – desperately need a voice.” | |
| But Eagle has widespread support with many thinking it was down to her or Tom Watson so swinging behind her when he dropped out. | |
| 8.50am BST | |
| 08:50 | |
| Today’s Telegraph cartoon gives us food for thought: | |
| Superb Matt this morning pic.twitter.com/62vu3tF6oL | |
| On that note, I’m handing over to Andrew Sparrow. | |
| 8.42am BST | |
| 08:42 | |
| In an opinion piece for the Telegraph, Nigel Farage says he believes the next Tory leader should be a Brexiteer. He writes: | |
| It is an absolutely vital task and so we need somebody who has the courage and vision to deliver. | |
| It is inconceivable that the next Prime Minister, whose most urgent task would be to implement the brexit process, could be someone who only days ago was insisting we Remain in. | |
| 8.39am BST | 8.39am BST |
| 08:39 | 08:39 |
| Shami Chakrabarti’s report on anti-Semitism in Labour is due at 11am today. Corbyn is expected to speak at the launch. As Buzzfeed’s Jim Waterson points out, what a day for it... | |
| Not saying they chose a busy news day to launch the report into Labour anti-Semitism but it's up against two Tory leader launches and a coup | Not saying they chose a busy news day to launch the report into Labour anti-Semitism but it's up against two Tory leader launches and a coup |
| Updated | |
| at 8.40am BST | |
| 8.31am BST | 8.31am BST |
| 08:31 | 08:31 |
| Damian Green, former Home Office minister for immigration and the campaign spokesman for Theresa May was just on the Today programme. | Damian Green, former Home Office minister for immigration and the campaign spokesman for Theresa May was just on the Today programme. |
| Green said the ideal position for the UK “is the one that gives us the most ability to trade with the single market in both goods and services.” | Green said the ideal position for the UK “is the one that gives us the most ability to trade with the single market in both goods and services.” |
| He said there’s a spectrum, where at one end is the status quo, now rejected by the British people, and at the other end is not being in the single market. “Both of those are undesirable, we need to negotiate the deal that gives us ability to trade as well as take control,” he said. | He said there’s a spectrum, where at one end is the status quo, now rejected by the British people, and at the other end is not being in the single market. “Both of those are undesirable, we need to negotiate the deal that gives us ability to trade as well as take control,” he said. |
| What the british people have said is the freedom of movement is unacceptable therefore we have to negotiate a new arrangement. It’s clear this morning we’ve had slightly different responses from a French minister and a German minister... we don’t know what the negotiating position of the other side is yet. | What the british people have said is the freedom of movement is unacceptable therefore we have to negotiate a new arrangement. It’s clear this morning we’ve had slightly different responses from a French minister and a German minister... we don’t know what the negotiating position of the other side is yet. |
| Green said May has been the most successful home secretary anyone can remember. | Green said May has been the most successful home secretary anyone can remember. |
| She has done more to bring immigration down and abolish things like bogus colleges... one of the things that has been a problem is the amount of immigration from the EU... there are two key principles here, one is that you want to bring in people who are going to be useful but you want to keep people out who are just coming here to claim benefits. We have been much more successful at that than other countries... nobody could have been tougher and more consistent than the home secretary. | She has done more to bring immigration down and abolish things like bogus colleges... one of the things that has been a problem is the amount of immigration from the EU... there are two key principles here, one is that you want to bring in people who are going to be useful but you want to keep people out who are just coming here to claim benefits. We have been much more successful at that than other countries... nobody could have been tougher and more consistent than the home secretary. |
| On May’s invisibility during the referendum campaign, he said “she made her views clear and made a very thoughtful speech”. | On May’s invisibility during the referendum campaign, he said “she made her views clear and made a very thoughtful speech”. |
| We have to consider who is going to be the best prime minister to take on a “one nation” agenda. A form of conservatism that makes clear we have problems in this country, it’s not just about individualism, we have to help people who feel they’re being failed by the system.. When [May] says something she means it and she gets her way. | We have to consider who is going to be the best prime minister to take on a “one nation” agenda. A form of conservatism that makes clear we have problems in this country, it’s not just about individualism, we have to help people who feel they’re being failed by the system.. When [May] says something she means it and she gets her way. |
| Also on the programme was Nadhim Zahawi, MP for Stratford-on-Avon, who’s supporting Boris Johnson’s leadership bid. Raab said we have to deliver for the 17m people who voted to leave, and that the prime minister was right to say in his resignation speech that the new leader has to be passionate about the new agenda. “This isn’t a trade-off between controlling our borders and stopping freedom of movement,” he said. | Also on the programme was Nadhim Zahawi, MP for Stratford-on-Avon, who’s supporting Boris Johnson’s leadership bid. Raab said we have to deliver for the 17m people who voted to leave, and that the prime minister was right to say in his resignation speech that the new leader has to be passionate about the new agenda. “This isn’t a trade-off between controlling our borders and stopping freedom of movement,” he said. |
| Pressed on Johnson’s position, Zahawi said: | Pressed on Johnson’s position, Zahawi said: |
| The simple answer is that is we have to have an Australian style point system, where we control our borders and economy, and we still get access to single market. | The simple answer is that is we have to have an Australian style point system, where we control our borders and economy, and we still get access to single market. |
| You don’t have to have a trade-off, you can negotiate on both sides. | You don’t have to have a trade-off, you can negotiate on both sides. |
| The point is Boris is going to deliver a positive message about us believing in ourselves and this country. | The point is Boris is going to deliver a positive message about us believing in ourselves and this country. |
| Asked why Johnson was not present during PMQs, Zahawi said “this week the chief whip asked for May and Boris to turn up to unite the party, he turned up, Theresa didn’t. He’s about uniting the party.” On Sarah vine’s email to Gove on not trusting the former London mayor, he added: “Wives have all sorts of pieces of advice for husbands, mine certainly does...” | Asked why Johnson was not present during PMQs, Zahawi said “this week the chief whip asked for May and Boris to turn up to unite the party, he turned up, Theresa didn’t. He’s about uniting the party.” On Sarah vine’s email to Gove on not trusting the former London mayor, he added: “Wives have all sorts of pieces of advice for husbands, mine certainly does...” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.34am BST | at 8.34am BST |
| 8.10am BST | 8.10am BST |
| 08:10 | 08:10 |
| On the theme of angry letters regarding Jeremy Corbyn, here’s one from Alan Johnson to his constituency Labour party. Johnson writes that “three of Corbyn’s closest associates were actively undermining the party’s Remajn campaign”. | On the theme of angry letters regarding Jeremy Corbyn, here’s one from Alan Johnson to his constituency Labour party. Johnson writes that “three of Corbyn’s closest associates were actively undermining the party’s Remajn campaign”. |
| This is quite the letter. Alan Johnson to his Constituency Labour Party. pic.twitter.com/gzVEJchCxi | This is quite the letter. Alan Johnson to his Constituency Labour Party. pic.twitter.com/gzVEJchCxi |
| 8.03am BST | 8.03am BST |
| 08:03 | 08:03 |
| Head of Germany's federal chancellery says UK cannot have access to single market | Head of Germany's federal chancellery says UK cannot have access to single market |
| Peter Walker | Peter Walker |
| Peter Altmaier, head of the federal chancellery in Germany, and a key ally of Angela Merkel, has poured more cold water on the idea that the UK could have post-Brexit access to the EU’s single market while also imposing limits on the arrival of people from the bloc. | Peter Altmaier, head of the federal chancellery in Germany, and a key ally of Angela Merkel, has poured more cold water on the idea that the UK could have post-Brexit access to the EU’s single market while also imposing limits on the arrival of people from the bloc. |
| He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that while anything could be negotiated, this idea, mooted earlier this week by Boris Johnson among others, would seem unacceptable: | He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that while anything could be negotiated, this idea, mooted earlier this week by Boris Johnson among others, would seem unacceptable: |
| There will be a process where the British government is considering what they are putting on the table. But nobody in this negotiation will be obliged to accept anything that is put on the table. It is a negotiation... | There will be a process where the British government is considering what they are putting on the table. But nobody in this negotiation will be obliged to accept anything that is put on the table. It is a negotiation... |
| What you can find from the past is that freedom of movement is at least as important as freedom of goods, services and capital. These four fundamental freedoms are at the heart of the single market. That means that any country that would like to participate in the single market, basically has to accept the single market as it exists. | What you can find from the past is that freedom of movement is at least as important as freedom of goods, services and capital. These four fundamental freedoms are at the heart of the single market. That means that any country that would like to participate in the single market, basically has to accept the single market as it exists. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.22am BST | at 8.22am BST |
| 8.02am BST | 8.02am BST |
| 08:02 | 08:02 |
| Despite statements from various political figures yesterday that Brexit is definitely going to happen, in London and Scotland the message is still yet to fully hit home. The Evening Standard reported that the Chief Minister of Gibraltar has revealed he is in talks with Sadiq Khan and Nicola Sturgeon to draw up plans for protection against Brexit. | Despite statements from various political figures yesterday that Brexit is definitely going to happen, in London and Scotland the message is still yet to fully hit home. The Evening Standard reported that the Chief Minister of Gibraltar has revealed he is in talks with Sadiq Khan and Nicola Sturgeon to draw up plans for protection against Brexit. |
| Labour’s Tam Dalyell also told the BBC’s Newsnight that MPs should have the courage to overrule the Brexit vote. | Labour’s Tam Dalyell also told the BBC’s Newsnight that MPs should have the courage to overrule the Brexit vote. |
| 7.50am BST | 7.50am BST |
| 07:50 | 07:50 |
| Brexit continues to dominate the news agenda beyond the front pages. Although global stock markets had a much better day yesterday after a torrid week, the governor of Bank of England Mark Carney is expected to speak today to reassure the city that contingency plans will keep the funds flowing. | Brexit continues to dominate the news agenda beyond the front pages. Although global stock markets had a much better day yesterday after a torrid week, the governor of Bank of England Mark Carney is expected to speak today to reassure the city that contingency plans will keep the funds flowing. |
| But this sobering 23-tweet forecast from Alan White of the Economist Intelligence Unit is worth a read (if you want to depress yourself further): | But this sobering 23-tweet forecast from Alan White of the Economist Intelligence Unit is worth a read (if you want to depress yourself further): |
| EIU Brexit Take 1. Brexit has plunged the UK into political, economic and market turmoil. We expect this turmoil to be sustained | EIU Brexit Take 1. Brexit has plunged the UK into political, economic and market turmoil. We expect this turmoil to be sustained |
| 2. Financial market volatility will persist, while uncertainty over the future of the UK's relationship with EU will feed into real economy | 2. Financial market volatility will persist, while uncertainty over the future of the UK's relationship with EU will feed into real economy |
| 3. We significantly revised our economic fcast. After growth of 1.5% this year, we expect contraction of 1% in 2017 pic.twitter.com/MuaeHpav6m | 3. We significantly revised our economic fcast. After growth of 1.5% this year, we expect contraction of 1% in 2017 pic.twitter.com/MuaeHpav6m |
| 4. We expect to see decline in investment of 8% and decline in private consumption of 3% in 2017 with the pound levelling out at $1.24 | 4. We expect to see decline in investment of 8% and decline in private consumption of 3% in 2017 with the pound levelling out at $1.24 |
| 5. The vote has transformed our fiscal forecasts. Falling tax rev & higher social transfers as unemployment rises pic.twitter.com/DEg0Qu9gpq | 5. The vote has transformed our fiscal forecasts. Falling tax rev & higher social transfers as unemployment rises pic.twitter.com/DEg0Qu9gpq |
| 6. We now expect the UK's public debt burden to reach 100% of GDP by 2018 pic.twitter.com/Qj3cjsHAcj | 6. We now expect the UK's public debt burden to reach 100% of GDP by 2018 pic.twitter.com/Qj3cjsHAcj |
| 7. This hit brings UK's post-crisis recovery to a halt. 2018 real GDP will be almost 4% below pre-referendum forecast (2020 = 6% below) | 7. This hit brings UK's post-crisis recovery to a halt. 2018 real GDP will be almost 4% below pre-referendum forecast (2020 = 6% below) |
| 8. While this is going on, politics will remain deeply fractious. The Govt, the main parties, parliament & the Union all face big threats | 8. While this is going on, politics will remain deeply fractious. The Govt, the main parties, parliament & the Union all face big threats |
| 9. We expect two months of chaos in the near-term. New PM Johnson (or May) will be in post in Sept, and start to figure out way ahead | 9. We expect two months of chaos in the near-term. New PM Johnson (or May) will be in post in Sept, and start to figure out way ahead |
| 10. The UK will likely invoke Art 50 before year end, implying that negotiations will conclude in late 2018 | 10. The UK will likely invoke Art 50 before year end, implying that negotiations will conclude in late 2018 |
| 11. UK will agree an EEA minus deal with significant constraints on services access in return for limitations on migration | 11. UK will agree an EEA minus deal with significant constraints on services access in return for limitations on migration |
| 12. Much of the financial services sector may be left in the cold | 12. Much of the financial services sector may be left in the cold |
| 13. New PM will eat heroic quantities of humble pie to get the deal; UK will be permanently out of the room on big decisions | 13. New PM will eat heroic quantities of humble pie to get the deal; UK will be permanently out of the room on big decisions |
| 14: This new deal will be confirmed through either a second referendum or a general election at the end of the process | 14: This new deal will be confirmed through either a second referendum or a general election at the end of the process |
| 15. Leavers will tell voters they wont get what they want on migration. Will lead to major backlash = structural rise for radical right | 15. Leavers will tell voters they wont get what they want on migration. Will lead to major backlash = structural rise for radical right |
| 16. This is a particular threat for Labour. We expect UKIP etc to mount a serious challenge in Labour heartlands (even with Corbyn gone) | 16. This is a particular threat for Labour. We expect UKIP etc to mount a serious challenge in Labour heartlands (even with Corbyn gone) |
| 17. UK establishment will take time to fully reassert itself. Lack of planning / credibility will lead to ongoing doubts about capacity | 17. UK establishment will take time to fully reassert itself. Lack of planning / credibility will lead to ongoing doubts about capacity |
| 18. Much of the UK's 'political stability premium' based on predictability / reliability etc could be lost for long time | 18. Much of the UK's 'political stability premium' based on predictability / reliability etc could be lost for long time |
| 19. As UK leaves, recovery will be underway but economy & politics will look structurally different | 19. As UK leaves, recovery will be underway but economy & politics will look structurally different |
| 20. We are not predicting second Scot ref at this stage, but constitutional settlement needs to change (inc London / FPTP?) | 20. We are not predicting second Scot ref at this stage, but constitutional settlement needs to change (inc London / FPTP?) |
| 21. Impacts across Europe will be substantial. We have taken 0.2% off growth and see larger political risks – particularly in Italy/France | 21. Impacts across Europe will be substantial. We have taken 0.2% off growth and see larger political risks – particularly in Italy/France |
| 22. The region is capable of managing Brexit, and other crises in isolation. It may not be capable of managing several crises at once | 22. The region is capable of managing Brexit, and other crises in isolation. It may not be capable of managing several crises at once |
| 23. We expect things to hold together, but see major downside risks – include possibility EU wont deal, or that crises spin out of control | 23. We expect things to hold together, but see major downside risks – include possibility EU wont deal, or that crises spin out of control |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.53am BST | at 7.53am BST |
| 7.31am BST | 7.31am BST |
| 07:31 | 07:31 |
| Morning briefing | Morning briefing |
| Nadia Khomami | Nadia Khomami |
| Good morning and welcome to our daily EU referendum live blog. | Good morning and welcome to our daily EU referendum live blog. |
| Here’s the morning briefing to run you through the latest developments and what we expect to happen throughout the day. Please do leave your comments below the line, or you can find me on Twitter @nadiakhomami. | Here’s the morning briefing to run you through the latest developments and what we expect to happen throughout the day. Please do leave your comments below the line, or you can find me on Twitter @nadiakhomami. |
| Theresa May and Boris Johnson set to announce bids | Theresa May and Boris Johnson set to announce bids |
| The coming battle between Theresa May and Boris Johnson is the focus of the Guardian’s splash. Both Tory “big beasts” will today announce they are running to become leader of the Conservative party, with each claiming to be the unifying candidate Britain needs as its prime minister after the divisive EU referendum. | The coming battle between Theresa May and Boris Johnson is the focus of the Guardian’s splash. Both Tory “big beasts” will today announce they are running to become leader of the Conservative party, with each claiming to be the unifying candidate Britain needs as its prime minister after the divisive EU referendum. |
| The home secretary will be the first to make her ambitions known in a speech at around 9.30am, saying the UK needs to be “a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of us”. Johnson, who is widely considered the frontrunner after leading the leave campaign, will make his own declaration at around 11.30am – just half an hour before the deadline for nominations closes. | The home secretary will be the first to make her ambitions known in a speech at around 9.30am, saying the UK needs to be “a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of us”. Johnson, who is widely considered the frontrunner after leading the leave campaign, will make his own declaration at around 11.30am – just half an hour before the deadline for nominations closes. |
| Angela Eagle set to launch Labour leadership bid | Angela Eagle set to launch Labour leadership bid |
| Meanwhile, in the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn continues to resist pressure to resign, including from his deputy Tom Watson. Today Angela Eagle, the former shadow business secretary, is expected to launch a bid for the leadership, pledging to reunify the fractured party, which has been locked in a vicious internal battle since the weekend. “We’ve got the numbers, we’ve got the big hitters, it will probably be [Thursday] afternoon,” said an ally of Eagle. | Meanwhile, in the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn continues to resist pressure to resign, including from his deputy Tom Watson. Today Angela Eagle, the former shadow business secretary, is expected to launch a bid for the leadership, pledging to reunify the fractured party, which has been locked in a vicious internal battle since the weekend. “We’ve got the numbers, we’ve got the big hitters, it will probably be [Thursday] afternoon,” said an ally of Eagle. |
| Earlier, Watson became the most senior party figure to call on Corbyn to resign, telling the BBC: “It’s a great tragedy. He does have a members’ mandate, but those members who join a political party know that you also need a parliamentary mandate if you are to form a government. You have to have the authority of the members and your members of parliament, and I’m afraid he doesn’t have that with our MPs.” | Earlier, Watson became the most senior party figure to call on Corbyn to resign, telling the BBC: “It’s a great tragedy. He does have a members’ mandate, but those members who join a political party know that you also need a parliamentary mandate if you are to form a government. You have to have the authority of the members and your members of parliament, and I’m afraid he doesn’t have that with our MPs.” |
| Former Labour leaders Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband added their voices to those calling for him to go. Corbyn’s response? | Former Labour leaders Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband added their voices to those calling for him to go. Corbyn’s response? |
| “Leave it, Jez, ‘e ain’t worth it. We’ve all ‘ad a drink.” - “Come back here, Miliband, and say that to my face.” pic.twitter.com/zOWQdBXZ8D | “Leave it, Jez, ‘e ain’t worth it. We’ve all ‘ad a drink.” - “Come back here, Miliband, and say that to my face.” pic.twitter.com/zOWQdBXZ8D |
| Last night, Jamie Reed, the MP for Copeland, tweeted a strong-worded letter he sent to the Labour leader outlining why he should resign, in which he says his “duplicitous behaviour is not worthy of any democratic politician. There is nothing Labour about it.” | Last night, Jamie Reed, the MP for Copeland, tweeted a strong-worded letter he sent to the Labour leader outlining why he should resign, in which he says his “duplicitous behaviour is not worthy of any democratic politician. There is nothing Labour about it.” |
| My letter to @jeremycorbyn tonight. pic.twitter.com/QHYkhs7sx0 | My letter to @jeremycorbyn tonight. pic.twitter.com/QHYkhs7sx0 |
| None the less Corbyn continues to draw crowds and addressed a rally a SOAS last night. | None the less Corbyn continues to draw crowds and addressed a rally a SOAS last night. |
| A new political party | A new political party |
| Arron Banks, the Brexit campaign’s biggest financial donor, has said he is considering backing a new political party taking in members of Ukip, Labour and the Conservatives. | Arron Banks, the Brexit campaign’s biggest financial donor, has said he is considering backing a new political party taking in members of Ukip, Labour and the Conservatives. |
| In a sign that the referendum aftershocks already rocking the Conservative and Labour parties could be spreading to Ukip, the insurance multi-millionaire and Ukip funder criticised the party’s growth and proposed harnessing Brexit support in a new party. When asked if Farage would be in charge, he said the Ukip leader “may have had enough”. He added: | In a sign that the referendum aftershocks already rocking the Conservative and Labour parties could be spreading to Ukip, the insurance multi-millionaire and Ukip funder criticised the party’s growth and proposed harnessing Brexit support in a new party. When asked if Farage would be in charge, he said the Ukip leader “may have had enough”. He added: |
| I think Ukip needs to be reformed root and branch and we will be looking at that. With a million supporters there’s also a wonderful opportunity if we want to do something, to back something. I think a new party, a brand new party. | I think Ukip needs to be reformed root and branch and we will be looking at that. With a million supporters there’s also a wonderful opportunity if we want to do something, to back something. I think a new party, a brand new party. |
| Ukip grew so rapidly it had problems with personnel and all sorts of issues and I believe that could be better tackled with a new party. | Ukip grew so rapidly it had problems with personnel and all sorts of issues and I believe that could be better tackled with a new party. |
| What the papers say | What the papers say |
| The splash across the front of The Times is drawn from an opinion piece inside the paper by May, in which she seeks to cast herself as a “One Nation” Tory figure who can unite the UK and her party amid divisions in the wake of last week’s Brexit vote as she set out her pitch for the Tory leadership. | The splash across the front of The Times is drawn from an opinion piece inside the paper by May, in which she seeks to cast herself as a “One Nation” Tory figure who can unite the UK and her party amid divisions in the wake of last week’s Brexit vote as she set out her pitch for the Tory leadership. |
| It includes a not so subtle dig at Boris Johnson, when which she writes about the struggles of some in society: “Frankly, not everybody in Westminster understands what it’s like to live like this. And some need to be told that what the government does isn’t a game.” | It includes a not so subtle dig at Boris Johnson, when which she writes about the struggles of some in society: “Frankly, not everybody in Westminster understands what it’s like to live like this. And some need to be told that what the government does isn’t a game.” |
| A photo of Michael Gove and his wife, the journalist Sarah Vine, are splashed across the front of the Telegraph, which focuses on the leaked email in which she warned him about the risks of backing Boris Johnson for the Tory Party leadership without ‘specific’ guarantees on immigration controls. | A photo of Michael Gove and his wife, the journalist Sarah Vine, are splashed across the front of the Telegraph, which focuses on the leaked email in which she warned him about the risks of backing Boris Johnson for the Tory Party leadership without ‘specific’ guarantees on immigration controls. |
| The Telegraph goes on to report that “friends” of Johnson said he would set out a “positive” vision for Britain as he is joined by Gove today during the launch of a bid to succeed David Cameron at the helm of the Tory Party and the country. | The Telegraph goes on to report that “friends” of Johnson said he would set out a “positive” vision for Britain as he is joined by Gove today during the launch of a bid to succeed David Cameron at the helm of the Tory Party and the country. |
| The Financial Times features Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, exchanging pleasantries with Jean Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission. | The Financial Times features Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, exchanging pleasantries with Jean Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission. |
| Its splash reports how European leaders “issued a stark rebuff” to British hopes of a favourable new trade deal with the EU yesterday, hardening their conditions for allowing access to the single market after the UK leaves the union. | Its splash reports how European leaders “issued a stark rebuff” to British hopes of a favourable new trade deal with the EU yesterday, hardening their conditions for allowing access to the single market after the UK leaves the union. |
| The FT reports that Dalia Grybauskaite, Lithuania’s president, summed up the “stoical” mood at the summit in Brussels, when she said: “Today is about us. Of course we will move on. Who will stop us?” | The FT reports that Dalia Grybauskaite, Lithuania’s president, summed up the “stoical” mood at the summit in Brussels, when she said: “Today is about us. Of course we will move on. Who will stop us?” |
| The Daily Mail splashes on follow-on talks from last week’s referendum with a story - “Europe starts to crack on migrants” - reporting that France has signalled that the EU could strike a deal with Britain on immigration. | The Daily Mail splashes on follow-on talks from last week’s referendum with a story - “Europe starts to crack on migrants” - reporting that France has signalled that the EU could strike a deal with Britain on immigration. |
| “In a major boost for hopes of a smooth exit for the UK, finance minister Michel Sapin said there would be no ‘red lines’ in talks over the single market,” it says. | “In a major boost for hopes of a smooth exit for the UK, finance minister Michel Sapin said there would be no ‘red lines’ in talks over the single market,” it says. |
| The Daily Mirror splashes on Labour’s bloodletting, featuring a picture of deputy leader Tom Watson scrutinising Jeremy Corbyn, with the headline “Now it’s civil war”. | The Daily Mirror splashes on Labour’s bloodletting, featuring a picture of deputy leader Tom Watson scrutinising Jeremy Corbyn, with the headline “Now it’s civil war”. |
| The Sun forsakes Brexit and the Tory and Labour leadership tussles to continue heaping opprobrium on England’s hapless Euro 2016’s footballers, with a report alleging that “flop” Raheem Sterling was on the receiving end of a backlash from fans for supposedly showing off his wealth. | The Sun forsakes Brexit and the Tory and Labour leadership tussles to continue heaping opprobrium on England’s hapless Euro 2016’s footballers, with a report alleging that “flop” Raheem Sterling was on the receiving end of a backlash from fans for supposedly showing off his wealth. |
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| Thought for the day | Thought for the day |
| Jeremy Corbyn must do the decent thing. Prune that rosebush outside his front door so he doesn’t have to duck under it every morning. | Jeremy Corbyn must do the decent thing. Prune that rosebush outside his front door so he doesn’t have to duck under it every morning. |
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| at 7.57am BST | at 7.57am BST |