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| Michael Gove joins crowded Tory leadership race – live news | Michael Gove joins crowded Tory leadership race – live news |
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| Raab said if elected as leader he would listen to the Brexit party leader Nigel Farage. | |
| He refused to rule out an electoral pact with the Brexit Party, but said it was not what he was aiming for. | |
| InterestingDom Raab does not rule out forming an electoral pact with Nigel Farage and his Brexit Party if he becomes Conservative leader'I'm not going to answer hypothetical questions,' he says | |
| Former Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, has confirmed he is running and he is prepared to leave the EU on WTO rules. | Former Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, has confirmed he is running and he is prepared to leave the EU on WTO rules. |
| Appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show, he said he wanted to renegotiate the backstop or leave without a deal in October. Marr pointed out that he was not liked in Brussels. Raab said that showed he was doing a good job. | Appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show, he said he wanted to renegotiate the backstop or leave without a deal in October. Marr pointed out that he was not liked in Brussels. Raab said that showed he was doing a good job. |
| He also said he would not ask for an extension beyond 31 October. He said: “There’s no case for a further extension in October. I will not ask for one”. | He also said he would not ask for an extension beyond 31 October. He said: “There’s no case for a further extension in October. I will not ask for one”. |
| Former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab confirms that he is running to be prime minister and sets out his plan for #Brexit on #Marrhttps://t.co/nM4yerl2mP pic.twitter.com/z2sDGnDeCK | Former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab confirms that he is running to be prime minister and sets out his plan for #Brexit on #Marrhttps://t.co/nM4yerl2mP pic.twitter.com/z2sDGnDeCK |
| Labour is braced for a “good kicking” in the European Parliament elections, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said, PA reports. | Labour is braced for a “good kicking” in the European Parliament elections, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said, PA reports. |
| His comments come after deputy Labour leader Tom Watson said the party must “find some backbone” and fully commit to a second referendum on Brexit to have any chance of winning the next general election. | His comments come after deputy Labour leader Tom Watson said the party must “find some backbone” and fully commit to a second referendum on Brexit to have any chance of winning the next general election. |
| McDonnell said he understood Mr Watson’s frustration, but that the party had been right to “tread a really difficult road” of trying to bring Leave and Remain supporters back together. | McDonnell said he understood Mr Watson’s frustration, but that the party had been right to “tread a really difficult road” of trying to bring Leave and Remain supporters back together. |
| The shadow chancellor said Labour would pay an electoral price for that stance when European Parliament results begin to be announced late on Sunday. | The shadow chancellor said Labour would pay an electoral price for that stance when European Parliament results begin to be announced late on Sunday. |
| McDonnell told Sky News: “I think we most probably will get a good kicking in the election results tonight. We’ll see. We are braced for that.” | McDonnell told Sky News: “I think we most probably will get a good kicking in the election results tonight. We’ll see. We are braced for that.” |
| He added: | He added: |
| “But, you know, we had to do the responsible thing. | “But, you know, we had to do the responsible thing. |
| “It was a hard road to follow. But someone had to be there and say ‘Can we bring the country back together again?’ “And it would have been easy to go to one side, go to the Remain side and ignored all those people who voted Leave - that’s not the nature of our party. | “It was a hard road to follow. But someone had to be there and say ‘Can we bring the country back together again?’ “And it would have been easy to go to one side, go to the Remain side and ignored all those people who voted Leave - that’s not the nature of our party. |
| “We are the party that is trying to bring people back together again. | “We are the party that is trying to bring people back together again. |
| “That’s been difficult electorally for us in these elections, of course it has. | “That’s been difficult electorally for us in these elections, of course it has. |
| “But now we have got to move on.” | “But now we have got to move on.” |
| 'We're a strong remain party but we couldn't ignore that 52% voted leave, we can't turn our back on those people' - Shadow Chancellor @johnmcdonnellMP responds to @tom_watson's calls for a second referendum. #RidgeMore here: https://t.co/CH6sN4Zz3F pic.twitter.com/5ki6oTntc2 | 'We're a strong remain party but we couldn't ignore that 52% voted leave, we can't turn our back on those people' - Shadow Chancellor @johnmcdonnellMP responds to @tom_watson's calls for a second referendum. #RidgeMore here: https://t.co/CH6sN4Zz3F pic.twitter.com/5ki6oTntc2 |
| The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has refused to say whether he would be prepared to serve in a Boris Johnson government. | The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has refused to say whether he would be prepared to serve in a Boris Johnson government. |
| Returning from a run to his official residence in central London on Sunday morning, Hunt would not answer questions about his predecessor, after Johnson had said that UK should leave the EU on 31 October deal or no deal. | Returning from a run to his official residence in central London on Sunday morning, Hunt would not answer questions about his predecessor, after Johnson had said that UK should leave the EU on 31 October deal or no deal. |
| Asked if he was running to get fit for the Tory leadership race, Hunt said: “I’m already fit.” | Asked if he was running to get fit for the Tory leadership race, Hunt said: “I’m already fit.” |
| Damian Green, the former de facto deputy prime minister is backing Health Secretary Matt Hancock. | Damian Green, the former de facto deputy prime minister is backing Health Secretary Matt Hancock. |
| Speaking to Sky News, Green said: “I think the next leader should be Matt Hancock. “I do think we need a fresh start.” | Speaking to Sky News, Green said: “I think the next leader should be Matt Hancock. “I do think we need a fresh start.” |
| 'Obviously getting Brexit through is the immediate task but we've got to start thinking and caring about more than that' - @DamianGreen has backed @MattHancock to be the next Tory leader.#RidgeFor more, head here: https://t.co/z9r0pkDfJD pic.twitter.com/P7eMCsKDBg | 'Obviously getting Brexit through is the immediate task but we've got to start thinking and caring about more than that' - @DamianGreen has backed @MattHancock to be the next Tory leader.#RidgeFor more, head here: https://t.co/z9r0pkDfJD pic.twitter.com/P7eMCsKDBg |
| Former education secretary, Justine Greening, has suggested she would be prepared to back a vote of no confidence in the government if the new leader goes for a no-deal Brexit. | Former education secretary, Justine Greening, has suggested she would be prepared to back a vote of no confidence in the government if the new leader goes for a no-deal Brexit. |
| Greening, confirmed that she will not be standing the contest and refused to say who she will back. | Greening, confirmed that she will not be standing the contest and refused to say who she will back. |
| Asked by Sky’s Sophy Ridge about the prospect of the new leader taking the UK out of the EU without a deal, Greening said: “Parliament will stop government doing that. Parliament has voted against no-deal several times. It is clear that communities for the most part do not want to leave the European Union with no deal.” | Asked by Sky’s Sophy Ridge about the prospect of the new leader taking the UK out of the EU without a deal, Greening said: “Parliament will stop government doing that. Parliament has voted against no-deal several times. It is clear that communities for the most part do not want to leave the European Union with no deal.” |
| Asked if she was prepared to bring down the government to stop a no deal, Greening said: | Asked if she was prepared to bring down the government to stop a no deal, Greening said: |
| “The danger is that a government with an unviable strategy on Brexit is destabilising itself. The choice is going to be quite simple ... either we end up with a general election which Jeremy Corbyn would likely win. I don’t think he’ll win it with a majority. He’s likely to have a coalition partner who is likely to demand some kind of a second referendum. Or we can chose to break the Brexit deadlock through giving people a vote. We are going to have to bite the bullet.” | “The danger is that a government with an unviable strategy on Brexit is destabilising itself. The choice is going to be quite simple ... either we end up with a general election which Jeremy Corbyn would likely win. I don’t think he’ll win it with a majority. He’s likely to have a coalition partner who is likely to demand some kind of a second referendum. Or we can chose to break the Brexit deadlock through giving people a vote. We are going to have to bite the bullet.” |
| Esther McVey has said there will be no further extensions and the UK will leave the EU on 31 October 31, with or without a deal. | Esther McVey has said there will be no further extensions and the UK will leave the EU on 31 October 31, with or without a deal. |
| The former work and pensions secretary told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday that the UK must start preparing for a no-deal exit straight away. She said: | The former work and pensions secretary told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday that the UK must start preparing for a no-deal exit straight away. She said: |
| “October 31 is the key date and we are coming out then, and if that means without a deal then that’s what it means. | “October 31 is the key date and we are coming out then, and if that means without a deal then that’s what it means. |
| “We won’t be asking for any more extensions. | “We won’t be asking for any more extensions. |
| “If Europe wants to come back to us, the door is open if they want a better deal. | “If Europe wants to come back to us, the door is open if they want a better deal. |
| “Time is limited, we have to make sure we are ready to leave.” | “Time is limited, we have to make sure we are ready to leave.” |
| McVey also said she would use the growth in the international aid budget to boost school and police funding. | McVey also said she would use the growth in the international aid budget to boost school and police funding. |
| She said the aid budget has grown from £8bn to £14bn and while that would remain high under her leadership, she would use the growth to fund “radical changes”. | She said the aid budget has grown from £8bn to £14bn and while that would remain high under her leadership, she would use the growth to fund “radical changes”. |
| She told the programme she would invest an extra £4bn for schools and also said there needs to be an extra £3bn for policing. | She told the programme she would invest an extra £4bn for schools and also said there needs to be an extra £3bn for policing. |
| She added: “Obviously we have to live within our means, that will come from the extra amount that has gone into foreign aid. | She added: “Obviously we have to live within our means, that will come from the extra amount that has gone into foreign aid. |
| “We are going to leave it at high levels, however we have got to look after people at home, particularly safety on the streets, particularly in schools and transport and the NHS. | “We are going to leave it at high levels, however we have got to look after people at home, particularly safety on the streets, particularly in schools and transport and the NHS. |
| “That’s the vision we have got to set out and unite the country and our party.” | “That’s the vision we have got to set out and unite the country and our party.” |
| 'This is the best thing we can do, prepare for no-deal' - @EstherMcVey1 sets out her position on Brexit talks with the EU saying the 'withdrawal agreement boat has sailed.'#Ridge For more, head here: https://t.co/P43orwWySP pic.twitter.com/EP6kFNm24v | 'This is the best thing we can do, prepare for no-deal' - @EstherMcVey1 sets out her position on Brexit talks with the EU saying the 'withdrawal agreement boat has sailed.'#Ridge For more, head here: https://t.co/P43orwWySP pic.twitter.com/EP6kFNm24v |
| Michael Gove has confirmed he will formally enter the Conservative leadership race, PA reports. | Michael Gove has confirmed he will formally enter the Conservative leadership race, PA reports. |
| Speaking from his London home, the prominent Brexiteer said he will join an already crowded field after Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and ex-Cabinet ministers Dominic Raab and Andrea Leadsom threw their hats into the ring. | Speaking from his London home, the prominent Brexiteer said he will join an already crowded field after Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and ex-Cabinet ministers Dominic Raab and Andrea Leadsom threw their hats into the ring. |
| He said: “I can confirm that I will be putting my name forward to be prime minister of this country. “I believe that I’m ready to unite the Conservative and Unionist Party, ready to deliver Brexit, and ready to lead this great country.” | He said: “I can confirm that I will be putting my name forward to be prime minister of this country. “I believe that I’m ready to unite the Conservative and Unionist Party, ready to deliver Brexit, and ready to lead this great country.” |
| Gove’s intervention is likely to cause concern to current front-runner Boris Johnson. A spectacular fall out between the two former allies in the 2016 leadership contest helped destroy both men’s chances of the top job. | Gove’s intervention is likely to cause concern to current front-runner Boris Johnson. A spectacular fall out between the two former allies in the 2016 leadership contest helped destroy both men’s chances of the top job. |
| Gove is posing as a self-styled “unity candidate”. | Gove is posing as a self-styled “unity candidate”. |
| With the Tory leadership contest now in full swing, the Sunday papers are awash with the possibilities, with early pitches from the Raab and Gove camps, as well as an interview with Nigel Farage. | With the Tory leadership contest now in full swing, the Sunday papers are awash with the possibilities, with early pitches from the Raab and Gove camps, as well as an interview with Nigel Farage. |
| The Sunday Times focuses on the prospect of a leadership rematch between Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, using the visual aide of Gove stroking a dog in presumed anticipation of setting it upon his rival. The headline is “Get Boris! Gove challenges his rival again.” | The Sunday Times focuses on the prospect of a leadership rematch between Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, using the visual aide of Gove stroking a dog in presumed anticipation of setting it upon his rival. The headline is “Get Boris! Gove challenges his rival again.” |
| The environment secretary says he has a better track record and is more capable of delivering Brexit, the newspaper reports. “His entry into the race will revive memories of the psychodrama of 2016 when he was Johnson’s campaign chairman,” it says. | The environment secretary says he has a better track record and is more capable of delivering Brexit, the newspaper reports. “His entry into the race will revive memories of the psychodrama of 2016 when he was Johnson’s campaign chairman,” it says. |
| 'Get Boris!': what the Sunday papers say about the Tory leadership dogfight | 'Get Boris!': what the Sunday papers say about the Tory leadership dogfight |
| Welcome to a special Sunday edition of Politics Live to cover the first round of Sunday interviews in the Tory leadership contest. | Welcome to a special Sunday edition of Politics Live to cover the first round of Sunday interviews in the Tory leadership contest. |
| There is already a crowded a field in the race to succeed Theresa May and it’s getting bigger. Michael Gove, the environment secretary, is expected to enter the contest to challenge the front runner Boris Johnson, his former Vote Leave ally who he betrayed in the last contest. | There is already a crowded a field in the race to succeed Theresa May and it’s getting bigger. Michael Gove, the environment secretary, is expected to enter the contest to challenge the front runner Boris Johnson, his former Vote Leave ally who he betrayed in the last contest. |
| The issue of whether the UK leaves the EU with no deal is emerging as the key issue in the campaign. | The issue of whether the UK leaves the EU with no deal is emerging as the key issue in the campaign. |
| One of the candidates, international development secretary, Rory Stewart, is so opposed to the idea that he has said he would not serve in a government led by Johnson after the said the former foreign secretary said the UK must leave on the 31 October with or without a deal. | One of the candidates, international development secretary, Rory Stewart, is so opposed to the idea that he has said he would not serve in a government led by Johnson after the said the former foreign secretary said the UK must leave on the 31 October with or without a deal. |
| Two other candidates who have said they would be prepared to leave without a deal are due to present their leadership pitches in TV interviews today. Dominic Raab, the former Brexit secretary, is due to appear on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show. And Esther McVey, the former work and pensions secretary, is due on Sky’s Sophy Ridge programme. | Two other candidates who have said they would be prepared to leave without a deal are due to present their leadership pitches in TV interviews today. Dominic Raab, the former Brexit secretary, is due to appear on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show. And Esther McVey, the former work and pensions secretary, is due on Sky’s Sophy Ridge programme. |
| Here’s taster: | Here’s taster: |
| 'We need honesty for a change' - @EstherMcVey1 makes the case why she should succeed Theresa May as Tory leader.#RidgeFor more, head here: https://t.co/P43orwWySP pic.twitter.com/APv6BHypDN | 'We need honesty for a change' - @EstherMcVey1 makes the case why she should succeed Theresa May as Tory leader.#RidgeFor more, head here: https://t.co/P43orwWySP pic.twitter.com/APv6BHypDN |
| Later, Rory Stewart is due to appear on the BBC Radio 5 live’s Pienaar’s Politics. | Later, Rory Stewart is due to appear on the BBC Radio 5 live’s Pienaar’s Politics. |