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| Boris Johnson says he is out of Tory party leadership race after Gove challenge – live | Boris Johnson says he is out of Tory party leadership race after Gove challenge – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 7.02pm BST | |
| 19:02 | |
| Holly Watt | |
| In Wroclaw in west Poland, the UK’s Brexit decision has been met with bewilderment and regret. Szymon Rozwadowski, a 25-year-old welder, said he had been shocked by how British politicians had fought the Vote Leave campaign. | |
| “It feels like the British politicians lied and none of them actually wanted to leave, but they won anyway. I hope people realised that the politicians didn’t care about them, just their own careers,” he said. | |
| Rozwadowski said he was also surprised by the political response in the week since the referendum: “Now Cameron has put down the whole thing and run off. Everyone has run off. It was a democratic choice, though, and that is important.” | |
| Michal Draszanowski, 27, a bank worker, said that his friends had been shocked by the British vote and were now concerned that the EU might break up. “We were all very surprised. The British people didn’t think about the long-term effects. I think the decision will affect us all and it is very sad,” he said. | |
| Rafal Bielewicz, 28, a colleague of Draszanowski, said that he hoped that European leaders would work together to resolve the situation. “It was not a good decision by the UK at all,” he said. “I think they voted without thinking about the effects, for Europe or the UK.” | |
| “It is very bad for Poland because a lot of people travel to Britain and now they may have to come back to Poland,” Bielewicz added. “It is important for Europe to work together, because of the political situation, but I worry that everything could be destroyed now.” | |
| Ilona Krlol, a 32-year-old florist working at her stand in the town square said that she was concerned for her friends and family in England. Arranging flowers for a bouquet, she said that her Polish friends in the UK were worried about their future in England. | |
| Krlol was astonished by reports that people were trying to find out the implications of voting to leave Europe only after they had cast their vote: “People voted to go out and then they were trying to work out what it means,” she said. “You look at them and you say, ‘what are you doing?’.” | |
| 6.42pm BST | |
| 18:42 | |
| With Johnson out of the race, Theresa May appears to have built a commanding lead in winning the support of the 329 Tory MPs to become the next Tory leader and thus prime minister. She and her four rivals – Michael Gove, Liam Fox, Andrea Leadsom and Stephen Crabb – have until Tuesday to drum up support. | |
| Whichever of the hopefuls proves least popular is eliminated until just two remain from whom the wider Conservative party membership will choose. Bookmakers make May the odds-on favourite to be the next PM, with Gove the clear favourite to be her rival. Fox is set to win the fewest backers, behind Leadsom and Crabb. | |
| Here’s a list of MPs whose allegiances have been verified by the Press Association so far: | |
| Theresa May (42 MPs): Peter Aldous, Lucy Allan, Stuart Andrew, Caroline Ansell, Edward Argar, Harriett Baldwin, Karen Bradley, Robert Buckland, James Cartlidge, Damian Collins, Tracey Crouch, Byron Davies, Mims Davies, Caroline Dinenage, Mike Freer, Edward Garnier, Mark Garnier, Nusrat Ghani, Chris Grayling (Proposer), Justine Greening (Seconder), Oliver Heald, George Hollingbery, John Howell, Ben Howlett, David Jones, Brandon Lewis, David Mackintosh, Alan Mak, David Mundell, Mike Penning, Claire Perry, Chris Philp, Sir Eric Pickles, Mark Pritchard, Amber Rudd, Julian Smith, Sir Nicholas Soames, Anna Soubry, Mark Spencer, Caroline Spelman, Maggie Throup, Stuart Andrew. | |
| Michael Gove (7 MPs):Michael Fabricant, Andrea Jenkyns, Daniel Kawczynski, Nicky Morgan (Proposer), Dominic Raab (Seconder), Ed Vaizey, Shailesh Vara. | |
| Stephen Crabb (10 MPs):Alun Cairns, Sajid Javid (Proposer), Johnny Mercer, Mark Pawsey, Chloe Smith (Seconder), Gary Streeter, Julian Sturdy, Craig Williams, Mike Wood, Jeremy Wright. | |
| Andrea Leadsom (9 MPs):Steve Baker, John Baron, Julian Brazier, Penny Mordaunt (Proposer), Anne Marie Morris, James Morris, Tom Pursglove, Martin Vickers, William Wragg (Seconder). | |
| Liam Fox (2 MPs):Robert Goodwill (Proposer), Scott Mann (Seconder). | |
| Updated | |
| at 6.57pm BST | |
| 6.28pm BST | 6.28pm BST |
| 18:28 | 18:28 |
| Newsnight’s political editor, Nick Watt (formerly of this parish), tweets this insight from Nadhim Zahawi (the Tory MP for Stratford-on-Avon) ahead of tonight’s programme: | |
| Boris Johnson ally @nadhimzahawi tells me BJ bowed out saying: I am not doing a @jeremycorbyn I am not splitting party. Details #newsnight | Boris Johnson ally @nadhimzahawi tells me BJ bowed out saying: I am not doing a @jeremycorbyn I am not splitting party. Details #newsnight |
| Updated | |
| at 6.51pm BST | |
| 6.24pm BST | 6.24pm BST |
| 18:24 | 18:24 |
| Guardian political editor Heather Stewart tweets: | Guardian political editor Heather Stewart tweets: |
| Ouch: one of Boris's key lieutenants is not best pleased with Gove... https://t.co/py8iPYNmFA | Ouch: one of Boris's key lieutenants is not best pleased with Gove... https://t.co/py8iPYNmFA |
| "There a number of people who have said to me during the week: Michael, it should be you." https://t.co/pbAtS5ZFL4 | "There a number of people who have said to me during the week: Michael, it should be you." https://t.co/pbAtS5ZFL4 |
| 5.14pm BST | 5.14pm BST |
| 17:14 | 17:14 |
| Afternoon Summary | Afternoon Summary |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.42pm BST | at 5.42pm BST |
| 5.08pm BST | 5.08pm BST |
| 17:08 | 17:08 |
| Gove has told the BBC he only made his decision to run last night. | Gove has told the BBC he only made his decision to run last night. |
| He said: | He said: |
| There were a number of people that said to me during the week: ‘It should be you.’ | There were a number of people that said to me during the week: ‘It should be you.’ |
| Gove repeats his assertion that he did not think Johnson was up to the job and claims he will be a unifying candidate. He claims people from both sides (leave and remain) have commended his decision to stand, so affirming it. | Gove repeats his assertion that he did not think Johnson was up to the job and claims he will be a unifying candidate. He claims people from both sides (leave and remain) have commended his decision to stand, so affirming it. |
| He wants to lead a government with “wise heads and generous hearts”. | He wants to lead a government with “wise heads and generous hearts”. |
| There are far too many people who feel left behind ... I want to heal and unite. | There are far too many people who feel left behind ... I want to heal and unite. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.44pm BST | at 5.44pm BST |
| 5.03pm BST | 5.03pm BST |
| 17:03 | 17:03 |
| It never rains, it pours: | It never rains, it pours: |
| Jeremy Corbyn has just released a statement. In which he spells his own name wrong. https://t.co/ZPy1H1A6Ej pic.twitter.com/UnlDGdH1QJ | Jeremy Corbyn has just released a statement. In which he spells his own name wrong. https://t.co/ZPy1H1A6Ej pic.twitter.com/UnlDGdH1QJ |
| 4.45pm BST | 4.45pm BST |
| 16:45 | 16:45 |
| Severin Carrell | Severin Carrell |
| Three senior and influential Labour MSPs on the left of the Scottish parliamentary party have attacked critics of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, accusing them of “exploiting” the membership and treating it as an electoral plaything. | Three senior and influential Labour MSPs on the left of the Scottish parliamentary party have attacked critics of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, accusing them of “exploiting” the membership and treating it as an electoral plaything. |
| Alex Rowley, the party’s deputy leader at Holyrood, Neil Findlay, a previous Scottish leadership contender, and Richard Leonard, a senior GMB Scotland official who joined Holyrood in May’s election, issued a joint statement saying the current feud has “broken the hearts” of party members across the UK. | Alex Rowley, the party’s deputy leader at Holyrood, Neil Findlay, a previous Scottish leadership contender, and Richard Leonard, a senior GMB Scotland official who joined Holyrood in May’s election, issued a joint statement saying the current feud has “broken the hearts” of party members across the UK. |
| In a riposte to the unified position taken against Corbyn by Scottish party leader Kezia Dugdale and her ally Ian Murray, Scotland’s only Labour MP, who resigned as shadow Scottish secretary in the first stages of the shadow cabinet rebellion on Sunday, the trio said: | In a riposte to the unified position taken against Corbyn by Scottish party leader Kezia Dugdale and her ally Ian Murray, Scotland’s only Labour MP, who resigned as shadow Scottish secretary in the first stages of the shadow cabinet rebellion on Sunday, the trio said: |
| Labour party members are not passive onlookers to be used and exploited at election time, only to be ignored thereafter – they are the lifeblood of our party, we are nothing without them. | Labour party members are not passive onlookers to be used and exploited at election time, only to be ignored thereafter – they are the lifeblood of our party, we are nothing without them. |
| Democracy wherever it is found is a precious thing – we therefore want to make it clear that we wish to uphold the democratic rights of Labour party members and support the democratically elected leader of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn. | Democracy wherever it is found is a precious thing – we therefore want to make it clear that we wish to uphold the democratic rights of Labour party members and support the democratically elected leader of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn. |
| 4.43pm BST | 4.43pm BST |
| 16:43 | 16:43 |
| Haroon Siddique | Haroon Siddique |
| Barack Obama has suggested Brexit may not actually happen: | Barack Obama has suggested Brexit may not actually happen: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.44pm BST | at 4.44pm BST |
| 4.42pm BST | 4.42pm BST |
| 16:42 | 16:42 |
| Haroon Siddique | Haroon Siddique |
| Shami Chakrabarti, the chair of Labour’s antisemitism inquiry, has accused the media of spinning Jeremy Corbyn’s comments at today’s event, which have seen him accused of comparing Israel with Islamic State. | Shami Chakrabarti, the chair of Labour’s antisemitism inquiry, has accused the media of spinning Jeremy Corbyn’s comments at today’s event, which have seen him accused of comparing Israel with Islamic State. |
| The former Liberty chair told LBC radio: | The former Liberty chair told LBC radio: |
| I’m sorry that there are a few things that have been spun in the media ... have kind of cast a shadow over two months’ really hard, open-hearted work ... | I’m sorry that there are a few things that have been spun in the media ... have kind of cast a shadow over two months’ really hard, open-hearted work ... |
| I learned something today. | I learned something today. |
| I’ll take my chances in the broadcast media ... if things get spun in print, whether in the old-fashioned papers or online. Trust your ears or your eyes ... it’s harder to spin in broadcast than it is in words. | I’ll take my chances in the broadcast media ... if things get spun in print, whether in the old-fashioned papers or online. Trust your ears or your eyes ... it’s harder to spin in broadcast than it is in words. |
| I read the leader’s speech five minutes before we went into the main room ... I listened very carefully to what he said. | I read the leader’s speech five minutes before we went into the main room ... I listened very carefully to what he said. |
| He reflected my report. | He reflected my report. |
| His point was: when you have Jewish neighbours or friends, or Muslim neighbours or friends and something bad happens in the world, don’t ask them to be the first to explain or defend or condemn. | His point was: when you have Jewish neighbours or friends, or Muslim neighbours or friends and something bad happens in the world, don’t ask them to be the first to explain or defend or condemn. |
| She also said that he had no editorial control over his speech. | She also said that he had no editorial control over his speech. |
| The chief rabbi has joined in the criticism of Corbyn. Ephraim Mirvis said: | The chief rabbi has joined in the criticism of Corbyn. Ephraim Mirvis said: |
| The comments by the leader of the Labour party at the launch, however they were intended, are themselves offensive, and rather than rebuilding trust among the Jewish community, are likely to cause even greater concern. Full and unhesitating implementation of the report’s findings must now follow. I call upon the Labour party to guarantee that there will be zero tolerance of antisemitism. | The comments by the leader of the Labour party at the launch, however they were intended, are themselves offensive, and rather than rebuilding trust among the Jewish community, are likely to cause even greater concern. Full and unhesitating implementation of the report’s findings must now follow. I call upon the Labour party to guarantee that there will be zero tolerance of antisemitism. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.49pm BST | at 5.49pm BST |
| 4.27pm BST | 4.27pm BST |
| 16:27 | 16:27 |
| Jeremy Corbyn has struck a defiant tone in an email to Labour party members, which includes a plea for unity. | Jeremy Corbyn has struck a defiant tone in an email to Labour party members, which includes a plea for unity. |
| He writes: | He writes: |
| United we stand, divided we fall is one of the oldest and truest slogans of the Labour movement. | United we stand, divided we fall is one of the oldest and truest slogans of the Labour movement. |
| After last week’s referendum, our country faces major challenges. Risks to the economy and living standards are growing. The public is split. | After last week’s referendum, our country faces major challenges. Risks to the economy and living standards are growing. The public is split. |
| The government is in disarray. Ministers have made it clear they have no exit plan, but are determined to make working people pay with a new round of cuts and tax rises. | The government is in disarray. Ministers have made it clear they have no exit plan, but are determined to make working people pay with a new round of cuts and tax rises. |
| Labour has the responsibility to give a lead where the government will not. We need to bring people together, hold the government to account, oppose austerity and set out a path to exit that will protect jobs and incomes. | Labour has the responsibility to give a lead where the government will not. We need to bring people together, hold the government to account, oppose austerity and set out a path to exit that will protect jobs and incomes. |
| To do that we need to stand together. Since I was elected leader of our party nine months ago, we have repeatedly defeated the government over its attacks on living standards. Last month, Labour become the largest party in the local elections. In Thursday’s referendum, a narrow majority voted to leave, but two thirds of Labour supporters backed our call for a remain vote. | To do that we need to stand together. Since I was elected leader of our party nine months ago, we have repeatedly defeated the government over its attacks on living standards. Last month, Labour become the largest party in the local elections. In Thursday’s referendum, a narrow majority voted to leave, but two thirds of Labour supporters backed our call for a remain vote. |
| I was elected leader of our party, for a new kind of politics, by 60% of Labour members and supporters. The need for that different approach now is greater than ever. | I was elected leader of our party, for a new kind of politics, by 60% of Labour members and supporters. The need for that different approach now is greater than ever. |
| Our people need Labour party members, trade unionists and MPs to unite. As leader it is my continued commitment to dedicate our party’s activity to that goal. | Our people need Labour party members, trade unionists and MPs to unite. As leader it is my continued commitment to dedicate our party’s activity to that goal. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.52pm BST | at 5.52pm BST |
| 4.16pm BST | 4.16pm BST |
| 16:16 | 16:16 |
| The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has signalled possible interest rate cuts following the Brexit vote, saying some monetary policy easing will likely be required over the summer. You can follow Carney’s speech on our business live blog. | The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has signalled possible interest rate cuts following the Brexit vote, saying some monetary policy easing will likely be required over the summer. You can follow Carney’s speech on our business live blog. |
| This is how the pound has reacted to Carney's announcement of the possibility of more QE. https://t.co/yTCnQEghTL pic.twitter.com/EBh2yPchXI | This is how the pound has reacted to Carney's announcement of the possibility of more QE. https://t.co/yTCnQEghTL pic.twitter.com/EBh2yPchXI |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.53pm BST | at 5.53pm BST |
| 4.03pm BST | 4.03pm BST |
| 16:03 | 16:03 |
| You might see this replayed quite a lot in the coming weeks: | You might see this replayed quite a lot in the coming weeks: |
| ICYMI here's Mr Gove telling us he wouldn't make a very good PM and wd happily confirm in blood he doesn't want it..https://t.co/4jNF0YPzFw | ICYMI here's Mr Gove telling us he wouldn't make a very good PM and wd happily confirm in blood he doesn't want it..https://t.co/4jNF0YPzFw |
| 3.56pm BST | 3.56pm BST |
| 15:56 | 15:56 |
| Israel’s former foreign minister has joined in the criticism of Jeremy Corbyn over his choice of words at the launch of Labour’s antisemitism report earlier today. | Israel’s former foreign minister has joined in the criticism of Jeremy Corbyn over his choice of words at the launch of Labour’s antisemitism report earlier today. |
| Corbyn's words imply a serious lack of moral judgement. Just as all Muslims are not to blame for ISIS, not all Brits are to blame for Corbyn | Corbyn's words imply a serious lack of moral judgement. Just as all Muslims are not to blame for ISIS, not all Brits are to blame for Corbyn |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.54pm BST | at 5.54pm BST |
| 3.41pm BST | 3.41pm BST |
| 15:41 | 15:41 |
| Haroon Siddique | Haroon Siddique |
| There’s been another resignation by a shadow minister, accompanied by a call for Jeremy Corbyn to go. | There’s been another resignation by a shadow minister, accompanied by a call for Jeremy Corbyn to go. |
| This time it’s Rob Marris, who was appointed shadow financial secretary to the Treasury in September. | This time it’s Rob Marris, who was appointed shadow financial secretary to the Treasury in September. |
| Rob Marris resigns as shadow treasury minister and calls on Jeremy Corbyn to resign. The pressure continues... | Rob Marris resigns as shadow treasury minister and calls on Jeremy Corbyn to resign. The pressure continues... |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.42pm BST | at 3.42pm BST |