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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 |
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| 8.00pm BST | |
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| Anushka Asthana | |
| Labour MPs have been urged to contact the police about threatening behaviour amid reports that the attempted coup against Jeremy Corbyn has resulted in some politicians receiving death threats. | |
| Sarah Mulholland, the parliamentary Labour party’s director of political services, writes in an email: “It is clear that some of our MPs are currently experiencing abuse and threats. As per the security briefings, this information should be passed to the police immediately.” | |
| She says the party wants to monitor the situation so is asking MPs to pass on information. In the note, seen by the Guardian, she acknowledges that many Labour MPs are facing a challenging time. | |
| Vicky Foxcroft MP revealed that she had been threatened with violence if she refused to back Corbyn, Lisa Nandy said that colleagues had been bullied and harassed, while John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, responded to complaints by urging supporters not to protest outside MPs offices. | |
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| at 8.03pm BST | |
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| Author and former Telegraph journalist Robert Colville gets a football analogy into the mix: | |
| Until recently, it would have been as crazy to bet on a Tory leadership shortlist w/out Boris and Osborne as on Leicester winning the league | |
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| Jeremy Corbyn - who is still the Labour leader in case you were wondering - was engulfed in a fresh row over Israel earlier today when he appeared to compare the government of Binyamin Netanyahu to Islamic extremists. His comments came at the launch of an independent review into antisemitism in the Labour party. | Jeremy Corbyn - who is still the Labour leader in case you were wondering - was engulfed in a fresh row over Israel earlier today when he appeared to compare the government of Binyamin Netanyahu to Islamic extremists. His comments came at the launch of an independent review into antisemitism in the Labour party. |
| Paul Waugh, the Huffington Post’s politics executive editor, tweets: | Paul Waugh, the Huffington Post’s politics executive editor, tweets: |
| Exclusive: Emily Thornberry phoned Israeli ambassador in London to apologise for any offence caused by Corbyn remarks today. | Exclusive: Emily Thornberry phoned Israeli ambassador in London to apologise for any offence caused by Corbyn remarks today. |
| 7.27pm BST | 7.27pm BST |
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| Turning back to the Labour turmoil for a moment, BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones makes an interesting observation: | Turning back to the Labour turmoil for a moment, BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones makes an interesting observation: |
| https://t.co/1YdpUVXrCi Someone registered angela4leader on Saturday - two days before Angela Eagle resigned... | https://t.co/1YdpUVXrCi Someone registered angela4leader on Saturday - two days before Angela Eagle resigned... |
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| Europe now has yet another reason to grumble about the UK’s Brexit vote: it has prompted credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s to cut its credit rating for the European Union. | Europe now has yet another reason to grumble about the UK’s Brexit vote: it has prompted credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s to cut its credit rating for the European Union. |
| S&P Global Ratings said it was lowering its long-term rating on the European Union from AA+ to AA after the vote to leave triggered “greater uncertainty” over the EU’s revenue forecasting, long-term capital planning and adjustment to key financial buffers. | S&P Global Ratings said it was lowering its long-term rating on the European Union from AA+ to AA after the vote to leave triggered “greater uncertainty” over the EU’s revenue forecasting, long-term capital planning and adjustment to key financial buffers. |
| The agency said it had to review its “previously favourable opinion of solidarity within the EU” from positive to neutral because its previous view was based on all 28 member states remaining inside the EU. The outlook was stable despite the “greater uncertainty”, S&P added. | The agency said it had to review its “previously favourable opinion of solidarity within the EU” from positive to neutral because its previous view was based on all 28 member states remaining inside the EU. The outlook was stable despite the “greater uncertainty”, S&P added. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.38pm BST | at 7.38pm BST |
| 7.02pm BST | 7.02pm BST |
| 19:02 | 19:02 |
| Holly Watt | 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. | 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. | “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.” | 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. | 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.” | 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.” | “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. | 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?’” | 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?’” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.26pm BST | at 7.26pm BST |
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| 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. | 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. | 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: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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). | 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). | Liam Fox (2 MPs):Robert Goodwill (Proposer), Scott Mann (Seconder). |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.57pm BST | 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: | 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 | Updated |
| at 6.51pm BST | at 6.51pm BST |
| 6.24pm BST | 6.24pm BST |
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| 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 |
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| Afternoon Summary | Afternoon Summary |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.42pm BST | at 5.42pm BST |