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| Sam Gyimah backs further referendum in Tory leadership bid | Sam Gyimah backs further referendum in Tory leadership bid |
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| Sam Gyimah has become the first Tory leadership candidate to back a further referendum on Brexit. | Sam Gyimah has become the first Tory leadership candidate to back a further referendum on Brexit. |
| The former universities minister is the 13th candidate to join the race, which will also choose the UK's next PM. | The former universities minister is the 13th candidate to join the race, which will also choose the UK's next PM. |
| Mr Gyimah - who quit over Theresa May's Brexit plan - said he would vote Remain in such a poll, but would not "actively campaign" if he became prime minister. | Mr Gyimah - who quit over Theresa May's Brexit plan - said he would vote Remain in such a poll, but would not "actively campaign" if he became prime minister. |
| Meanwhile, other contenders to succeed Mrs May have been setting out their Brexit plans. | Meanwhile, other contenders to succeed Mrs May have been setting out their Brexit plans. |
| Former Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said she would seek a "managed exit" by 31 October - the deadline the EU has set for leaving the bloc. | Former Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said she would seek a "managed exit" by 31 October - the deadline the EU has set for leaving the bloc. |
| She told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that Mrs May's negotiated plan was "dead", as the EU would not re-open it and Parliament would not vote for it. | She told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that Mrs May's negotiated plan was "dead", as the EU would not re-open it and Parliament would not vote for it. |
| Mrs Leadsom said she would instead introduce legislation to guarantee citizens' rights, ramp up preparations for all Brexit scenarios and explore alternatives to the Irish border backstop plan. | Mrs Leadsom said she would instead introduce legislation to guarantee citizens' rights, ramp up preparations for all Brexit scenarios and explore alternatives to the Irish border backstop plan. |
| Home Secretary Sajid Javid, who is also running in the Tory leadership race, said he "passionately" wanted to leave the EU with a deal, but it was "responsible" to prepare for a no-deal exit. | Home Secretary Sajid Javid, who is also running in the Tory leadership race, said he "passionately" wanted to leave the EU with a deal, but it was "responsible" to prepare for a no-deal exit. |
| His pitch for the top job was a "modern digitised border" between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which he said would "unlock a Brexit deal". | His pitch for the top job was a "modern digitised border" between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which he said would "unlock a Brexit deal". |
| Appearing on the Andrew Marr Show, Mr Javid said he would try to renegotiate the Irish border backstop plan and offer to pay Ireland for work towards a digital border, saying it was "morally right". | Appearing on the Andrew Marr Show, Mr Javid said he would try to renegotiate the Irish border backstop plan and offer to pay Ireland for work towards a digital border, saying it was "morally right". |
| He also said there should not be another general election before Brexit is delivered, but admitted he "may not be able to stop it" if the government were defeated in a vote of no confidence. | He also said there should not be another general election before Brexit is delivered, but admitted he "may not be able to stop it" if the government were defeated in a vote of no confidence. |
| Who will replace Theresa May? | Who will replace Theresa May? |
| The winner of the contest to lead the Conservative Party will become the next prime minister. | The winner of the contest to lead the Conservative Party will become the next prime minister. |
| Mr Javid is one of the leadership candidates who have said they are prepared to leave the EU without a deal if necessary. | Mr Javid is one of the leadership candidates who have said they are prepared to leave the EU without a deal if necessary. |
| But his rival, Health Secretary Matt Hancock, said leaving without a deal is "not an available choice" to the next PM, as Parliament "will never allow it to happen". | But his rival, Health Secretary Matt Hancock, said leaving without a deal is "not an available choice" to the next PM, as Parliament "will never allow it to happen". |
| In a letter to MPs, he set out his strategy for delivering Brexit, including a pledge to negotiate an "end point" to the backstop plan. | In a letter to MPs, he set out his strategy for delivering Brexit, including a pledge to negotiate an "end point" to the backstop plan. |
| He also says he would unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU citizens, and set up an "Irish Border Council" to explore how technology can be used to avoid a hard border. | He also says he would unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU citizens, and set up an "Irish Border Council" to explore how technology can be used to avoid a hard border. |
| The backstop is a backup plan to maintain an open border on the island of Ireland in case the UK leaves the EU without an all-encompassing deal. | |
| The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has previously insisted the backstop plan would not be renegotiated, saying it is "part and parcel" of the UK's Brexit deal. | |
| Speaking to BBC News, Mr Gyimah said he was putting himself forward to "broaden the race" for the Conservative leadership. | |
| The East Surrey MP said existing candidates had either been pledging to "reawaken the deal that is dead" or "bunching around" the option of a no-deal exit. | |
| Mr Gyimah quit the government last December over Mrs May's Brexit plan, saying that he intended to vote against the deal and advocate another referendum. | Mr Gyimah quit the government last December over Mrs May's Brexit plan, saying that he intended to vote against the deal and advocate another referendum. |
| He added that another referendum could be a way to "break through" the impasse in Parliament, although he said that a no-deal Brexit would be an "abject failure". | |