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| Brexit live: Crabb and Fox out of Tory race after May wins first round of voting | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 8.28pm BST | |
| 20:28 | |
| Liam Fox backs Theresa May in Tory leadership race | |
| Liam Fox has said that he is backing Theresa May, which he says will be a “very fine prime minister.” | |
| “In this leadership election we have nine weeks before the candidate who is successful becomes the prime minister. It is essential that they have an understanding of the top levels of government, international affairs and how the process in Whitehall operates,” he told reporters outside Westminster in the last ten minutes. | |
| Fox says that he intends to campaign for her and work closely with her. His reasons for running included raising the profile of national security as an issue, as well as emphasising the need for experience. | |
| There were no questions as Fox hurried off. It’s clear however that many will be thinking that he is angling for a return to government, perhaps to his old defence porfolio. | |
| Fox resigned that position in 2011, folding under the pressure of daily revelations about the man he gave access to the heart of government and British defence strategy. | |
| Updated | |
| at 8.31pm BST | |
| 8.15pm BST | |
| 20:15 | |
| Crabb said that he spoke earlier to Theresa May and was now giving her his “wholehearted” support. | |
| Asked on BBC if he had asked for anything from May, he replied: “I asked for nothing from Theresa. She asked for nothing from me. That’s not the way we work.” | |
| Crabb added: “Let’s not underestimate the seriousness of the challenge. We have a deeply divided party. We have a deeply divided country. And that’s why I think we need to recognise there’s only one candidate in this race who has got any hope of bringing together our party, and providing a strong government to unite our country, and that is Theresa May.” | |
| Updated | |
| at 8.35pm BST | |
| 8.08pm BST | |
| 20:08 | |
| Stephen Crabb drops out of Tory leadership race | |
| Stephen Crabb has dropped out of the Tory leadership race following the results of the first round of voting. He’s backing Theresa May. | |
| The secretary of state for work and pensions had been considering his position after finishing second last (with 34 voters) in voting, which saw Liam Fox eliminated earlier. | |
| The next round of voting takes place on Thursday. | |
| Updated | |
| at 8.11pm BST | |
| 7.41pm BST | 7.41pm BST |
| 19:41 | 19:41 |
| Labour releases details of new shadow cabinet | Labour releases details of new shadow cabinet |
| Ben Quinn | Ben Quinn |
| Full details of the new Labour shadow cabinet have been released by the party and it’s a list which reveals the extent of its divisions. | Full details of the new Labour shadow cabinet have been released by the party and it’s a list which reveals the extent of its divisions. |
| A number of members are doing two jobs each, while there does not seem to be an attorney general yet. Among the notable changes, the shadow business secretary post goes to Jon Trickett, a key ally of Jeremy Corbyn, while there’s no change in the position of Jon Ashworth, an ally of deputy leader Tom Watson. It means that Ashworth retains his seat on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC). | A number of members are doing two jobs each, while there does not seem to be an attorney general yet. Among the notable changes, the shadow business secretary post goes to Jon Trickett, a key ally of Jeremy Corbyn, while there’s no change in the position of Jon Ashworth, an ally of deputy leader Tom Watson. It means that Ashworth retains his seat on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC). |
| Overall, the gender balance is worse than before, with women taking 10 of the 25 positions. | Overall, the gender balance is worse than before, with women taking 10 of the 25 positions. |
| Amid apparent difficulties in finding people to take up key roles in the face of the rebellion against Corbyn, a number of the parliamentary party’s 2015 intake step in - including Clive Lewis at defence and Richard Burgon as shadow secretary of state for justice and shadow lord chancellor. | Amid apparent difficulties in finding people to take up key roles in the face of the rebellion against Corbyn, a number of the parliamentary party’s 2015 intake step in - including Clive Lewis at defence and Richard Burgon as shadow secretary of state for justice and shadow lord chancellor. |
| Here is the full list from Labour: | Here is the full list from Labour: |
| Leader of the Labour party: Jeremy Corbyn MP | Leader of the Labour party: Jeremy Corbyn MP |
| Deputy leader, party chair and shadow minister for the Cabinet Office: Tom Watson MP | Deputy leader, party chair and shadow minister for the Cabinet Office: Tom Watson MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, and shadow lord president of the council and campaigns and elections chair: Jon Trickett MP | Shadow secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, and shadow lord president of the council and campaigns and elections chair: Jon Trickett MP |
| Shadow minister for voter engagement and youth affairs: Cat Smith MP | Shadow minister for voter engagement and youth affairs: Cat Smith MP |
| Shadow minister without portfolio: Jonathan Ashworth MP | Shadow minister without portfolio: Jonathan Ashworth MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for communities and local government and shadow minister for the constitutional convention: Grahame Morris MP | Shadow secretary of state for communities and local government and shadow minister for the constitutional convention: Grahame Morris MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport: Kelvin Hopkins MP | Shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport: Kelvin Hopkins MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for defence: Clive Lewis MP | Shadow secretary of state for defence: Clive Lewis MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for education and shadow minister for women and equalities: Angela Rayner MP | Shadow secretary of state for education and shadow minister for women and equalities: Angela Rayner MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change: Barry Gardiner MP | Shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change: Barry Gardiner MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs: Rachael Maskell MP | Shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs: Rachael Maskell MP |
| Shadow foreign secretary: Emily Thornberry MP | Shadow foreign secretary: Emily Thornberry MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for health: Diane Abbott MP | Shadow secretary of state for health: Diane Abbott MP |
| Shadow home secretary: Andy Burnham MP | Shadow home secretary: Andy Burnham MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for international development: Kate Osamor MP | Shadow secretary of state for international development: Kate Osamor MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for justice and shadow lord chancellor: Richard Burgon MP | Shadow secretary of state for justice and shadow lord chancellor: Richard Burgon MP |
| Shadow leader of the House and shadow secretary of state for Wales: Paul Flynn MP | Shadow leader of the House and shadow secretary of state for Wales: Paul Flynn MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland and shadow secretary of state for Scotland: Dave Anderson MP | Shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland and shadow secretary of state for Scotland: Dave Anderson MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for transport: Andy McDonald MP | Shadow secretary of state for transport: Andy McDonald MP |
| Shadow chancellor of the exchequer: John McDonnell MP | Shadow chancellor of the exchequer: John McDonnell MP |
| Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury: Rebecca Long-Bailey MP | Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury: Rebecca Long-Bailey MP |
| Shadow secretary of state for work and pensions: Debbie Abrahams MP | Shadow secretary of state for work and pensions: Debbie Abrahams MP |
| Opposition chief whip: Dame Rosie Winterton MP | Opposition chief whip: Dame Rosie Winterton MP |
| Leader of the House of Lords: Lady (Angela) Smith | Leader of the House of Lords: Lady (Angela) Smith |
| House of Lords chief whip: Lord (Steve) Bassam | House of Lords chief whip: Lord (Steve) Bassam |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.49pm BST | at 7.49pm BST |
| 7.19pm BST | 7.19pm BST |
| 19:19 | 19:19 |
| Andrew Sparrow | Andrew Sparrow |
| This is from Newsnight’s Nicholas Watt. | This is from Newsnight’s Nicholas Watt. |
| Team @andrealeadsom say @Gove2016 had 30 MPs - extra 18 lent by @TheresaMay2016 who prefers him in final round. Denied by Team May | Team @andrealeadsom say @Gove2016 had 30 MPs - extra 18 lent by @TheresaMay2016 who prefers him in final round. Denied by Team May |
| I’m finishing now for the night. My colleague Ben Quinn is taking over. | I’m finishing now for the night. My colleague Ben Quinn is taking over. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.42pm BST | at 7.42pm BST |
| 7.13pm BST | 7.13pm BST |
| 19:13 | 19:13 |
| Fox says next Tory leader has to have 'experience' | Fox says next Tory leader has to have 'experience' |
| Liam Fox has put out a statement about the result. | Liam Fox has put out a statement about the result. |
| Here is an excerpt. | Here is an excerpt. |
| I have also sought to stress the need for experience as the successful candidate will have to take up the reins of government in less than 9 weeks. | I have also sought to stress the need for experience as the successful candidate will have to take up the reins of government in less than 9 weeks. |
| Liam Fox statement pic.twitter.com/1mMYQ1Jl6L | Liam Fox statement pic.twitter.com/1mMYQ1Jl6L |
| Fox says he will make a statement about his “intentions” - presumably his voting intentions - in due course. | Fox says he will make a statement about his “intentions” - presumably his voting intentions - in due course. |
| The reference to experience in his statement would rule out his supporting Stephen Crabb or Andrea Leadsom. | The reference to experience in his statement would rule out his supporting Stephen Crabb or Andrea Leadsom. |
| The Sunday Times’s Tim Shipman thinks Fox will back Theresa May. | The Sunday Times’s Tim Shipman thinks Fox will back Theresa May. |
| Liam Fox is a regular dining partner of Theresa May. Very likely that he will now back her. | Liam Fox is a regular dining partner of Theresa May. Very likely that he will now back her. |
| 7.05pm BST | 7.05pm BST |
| 19:05 | 19:05 |
| These are from the Evening Standard’s Joe Murphy. | These are from the Evening Standard’s Joe Murphy. |
| Gove is 18 behind Leadsom - and Fox only has 16. The maths look difficult for him. | Gove is 18 behind Leadsom - and Fox only has 16. The maths look difficult for him. |
| Fox out - and not much point in Gove or Crabb staying in the race. Do we need a thursday ballot? | Fox out - and not much point in Gove or Crabb staying in the race. Do we need a thursday ballot? |
| @jamesmatesitv Gove needs to pick off Leadsom supporters. But May has enough spare votes to keep Leadsom ahead of him if she wishes | @jamesmatesitv Gove needs to pick off Leadsom supporters. But May has enough spare votes to keep Leadsom ahead of him if she wishes |
| 7.00pm BST | 7.00pm BST |
| 19:00 | 19:00 |
| This is from ITV’s Alastair Stewart. | This is from ITV’s Alastair Stewart. |
| #ToryLeadership Former 'Remain' campaigners 199; former 'Leave' campaigners 130. | #ToryLeadership Former 'Remain' campaigners 199; former 'Leave' campaigners 130. |
| 6.56pm BST | 6.56pm BST |
| 18:56 | 18:56 |
| Here is ConservativeHome’s Paul Goodman on the result. | Here is ConservativeHome’s Paul Goodman on the result. |
| + @TheresaMay2016 on half the vote. Looks like she's the one that Tory MPs want. Big implications. | + @TheresaMay2016 on half the vote. Looks like she's the one that Tory MPs want. Big implications. |
| On these figures, @Gove2016 could just make the final two if he scoops up enough of @LiamFoxMP's and later @CrabbForBritain's votes. | On these figures, @Gove2016 could just make the final two if he scoops up enough of @LiamFoxMP's and later @CrabbForBritain's votes. |
| Could be wrong - but smell some tactical voting for Gove here by @theresamay2016 provisional wing. | Could be wrong - but smell some tactical voting for Gove here by @theresamay2016 provisional wing. |
| 6.54pm BST | 6.54pm BST |
| 18:54 | 18:54 |
| This is from ITV’s Adrian Masters. | This is from ITV’s Adrian Masters. |
| A Conservative MP suggested to me earlier that most, if not all, Crabb supporters wd back Theresa May if he were to withdraw from the race | A Conservative MP suggested to me earlier that most, if not all, Crabb supporters wd back Theresa May if he were to withdraw from the race |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.00pm BST | at 7.00pm BST |
| 6.54pm BST | 6.54pm BST |
| 18:54 | 18:54 |
| This is from BuzzFeed’s Jim Waterson. | This is from BuzzFeed’s Jim Waterson. |
| Leadsom supporters terrified other MPs (ie May supporters) will now move to stop her reaching the final two by voting tactically for Gove. | Leadsom supporters terrified other MPs (ie May supporters) will now move to stop her reaching the final two by voting tactically for Gove. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.00pm BST | at 7.00pm BST |
| 6.52pm BST | 6.52pm BST |
| 18:52 | 18:52 |
| This is from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. | This is from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. |
| Leadsom's team still buoyant, they believe govt whips been colluding to stop her | Leadsom's team still buoyant, they believe govt whips been colluding to stop her |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.00pm BST | at 7.00pm BST |
| 6.49pm BST | 6.49pm BST |
| 18:49 | 18:49 |
| This is from Newsnight’s Nicholas Watt. | This is from Newsnight’s Nicholas Watt. |
| After @andrealeadsom 2nd place @PennyMordauntMP tells me: the momentum is with Andrea, a contest between her and @TheresaMay2016 exciting | After @andrealeadsom 2nd place @PennyMordauntMP tells me: the momentum is with Andrea, a contest between her and @TheresaMay2016 exciting |
| Team @andrealeadsom thought they had 65 votes in the bag. Went one better to 66 | Team @andrealeadsom thought they had 65 votes in the bag. Went one better to 66 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.00pm BST | at 7.00pm BST |