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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 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. | 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. |
| On Sunday, Irish European Affairs Minister Helen McEntee said the backstop plan and withdrawal agreement will not be changed. | |
| "Much of what is in the withdrawal agreement was asked for by the UK," she tweeted. | |
| "They were not bystanders in the two years it took to negotiate. Bit of realism needed." | |
| 'Broaden the race' | |
| Rory Stewart - who has also launched his own leadership bid - said candidates should "stop pretending that there is some different deal out there", and focus instead on getting the current agreement through Parliament. | Rory Stewart - who has also launched his own leadership bid - said candidates should "stop pretending that there is some different deal out there", and focus instead on getting the current agreement through Parliament. |
| "There is literally no evidence at all that Europe will give us a different deal", the international development secretary wrote on Twitter. | "There is literally no evidence at all that Europe will give us a different deal", the international development secretary wrote on Twitter. |
| Speaking to BBC News, Mr Gyimah said he was putting himself forward to "broaden the race" for the Conservative leadership. | 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. | 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". | 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". |
| Who will choose the next PM? | Who will choose the next PM? |
| Conservative MPs will take part in a series of votes to narrow down all the candidates to a final two. | Conservative MPs will take part in a series of votes to narrow down all the candidates to a final two. |
| These two MPs will then face a vote of the full party leadership. | These two MPs will then face a vote of the full party leadership. |
| Most members of political parties in the UK are pretty middle-class, but Conservative Party members are the most middle-class of all: 86% fall into the ABC1 category. | Most members of political parties in the UK are pretty middle-class, but Conservative Party members are the most middle-class of all: 86% fall into the ABC1 category. |
| Around a quarter of them are, or were, self-employed and nearly half of them work, or used to, in the private sector. | Around a quarter of them are, or were, self-employed and nearly half of them work, or used to, in the private sector. |
| Nearly four out of 10 put their annual income at over £30,000, and one in 20 put it at over £100,000. As such, Tory members are considerably better-off than most voters. | Nearly four out of 10 put their annual income at over £30,000, and one in 20 put it at over £100,000. As such, Tory members are considerably better-off than most voters. |
| Read more from Prof Tim Bale here | Read more from Prof Tim Bale here |