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Tory leadership: Johnson, Gove and Hunt progress as Javid is eliminated – live news | Tory leadership: Johnson, Gove and Hunt progress as Javid is eliminated – live news |
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Sajid Javid would not say he was voting for when he cast his vote, the BBC’s Iain Watson reports. | |
Sajid Javid refuses to say who he voted for in the latest Tory leadership ballot | |
Boris Johnson managed to jump the queue, apparently. | |
Front runner @BorisJohnson being allowed to jump the queue to vote by a fellow MP #ToryLeadershipElection | |
Johnson has voted and marched off down the corridor at high speed, muttering more unintelligible vowels under his breath. No discernible words. Looked, as has been the case for the past few weeks, like a man struggling to not crack a glib joke. | |
More from the committee corridor, outside the room where Tory MPs are voting. | |
Javid supporter Lucy Allan refuses to disclose how she voted. | |
Tory MPs who have engagements later have been arranging proxy votes in case a Hunt-Gove tie pushes the contest to a sixth vote | |
Rory Stewart arrives to vote - but declines to say who he is backing... spoiled ballot? | |
Stephen Crabb, who backed Sajid Javid, doesn't reveal who he voted for in this round | |
Think there is an expectation among all three camps that a lot of Javid’s votes will go to Hunt. Would be surprised if it isn’t Johnson/Hunt in final two. | |
Rory Stewart keeps his vote "a secret" but confirms he did vote and didn't spoil his ballot paper | |
Michael Gove has arrived to vote with a group of his supporters and says he is "feeling confident" | |
Ex-Javid backer and Cabinet Minister Jeremy Wright does not disclose how he voted. | |
Gove has voted. I asked him if he had any words. He paused, looked at me and other journalists and said with a smile: “You’ve all been wonderful.” | |
Jeremy Hunt arrives to vote and is told by a colleague there’s a queue and he should wait his turn. He tells reporters: “We are at the point where there’s not much more to be done and we should see what happens.” | |
“Confident, but not too confident” says @Jeremy_Hunt as he queues to vote | |
On his way out of the voting room, Jeremy Hunt adds: "It's close, it's exciting" | |
Very big queue of Tory MPs waiting to take part in the fifth and final round of voting for their new leader, before Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt/Michael Gove are presented as a choice of two to the party members. | |
Theresa May has arrived at the EU summit in Brussels. As my colleague Jennifer Rankin reports, she was not in the mood for chatty reflection about her dealings with her EU partners. (Is she ever?) | |
Asked whether she will miss EU summits, Theresa May says: "I will continue to do what we have always done as the UK, which is to play a constructive role within the European Union while we are part of the discussions around the table." | |
Three former prime ministers, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, joined Theresa May at Westminster Abbey earlier for the memorial service for Jeremy Heywood, who was cabinet secretary before his death last November. | Three former prime ministers, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, joined Theresa May at Westminster Abbey earlier for the memorial service for Jeremy Heywood, who was cabinet secretary before his death last November. |
MPs have just started voting in the fifth ballot of the contest. | MPs have just started voting in the fifth ballot of the contest. |
Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt are the only names left in the contest. The top two will be on the ballot for the 160,000-strong Conservative party membership. | Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt are the only names left in the contest. The top two will be on the ballot for the 160,000-strong Conservative party membership. |
MPs will vote until 5.30pm, and we will get the result at around 6pm. | MPs will vote until 5.30pm, and we will get the result at around 6pm. |
Voting has opened in the Fifth (and final) Ballot in the Tory leadership election between Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove. First MP in to vote was Nusrat Ghani. | Voting has opened in the Fifth (and final) Ballot in the Tory leadership election between Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove. First MP in to vote was Nusrat Ghani. |
This is from Jonathan Isaby, editor of the BrexitCentral website. | This is from Jonathan Isaby, editor of the BrexitCentral website. |
This really will go down to the wire. Of 24 MPs noted by @GuidoFawkes or @ConHome or me as Javid voters, my back-of-a-fag-packet maths gives Johnson 11, Hunt 8 and Gove 5, giving Hunt a one-vote lead over Gove with 10 unidentified Javid votes still in play... #TooCloseToCall | This really will go down to the wire. Of 24 MPs noted by @GuidoFawkes or @ConHome or me as Javid voters, my back-of-a-fag-packet maths gives Johnson 11, Hunt 8 and Gove 5, giving Hunt a one-vote lead over Gove with 10 unidentified Javid votes still in play... #TooCloseToCall |
Experts from Rolls Royce, Queens University and the Police Force of Northern Ireland have been named as part of a new group to advise the government on arrangements that could help keep the Irish border invisible post Brexit. | Experts from Rolls Royce, Queens University and the Police Force of Northern Ireland have been named as part of a new group to advise the government on arrangements that could help keep the Irish border invisible post Brexit. |
The 15-strong technical advisory group was meeting for the first time today in a session chaired by Brexit secretary Steve Barclay and Treasury minister Jesse Norman. | The 15-strong technical advisory group was meeting for the first time today in a session chaired by Brexit secretary Steve Barclay and Treasury minister Jesse Norman. |
In a statement, the Department for Exiting the EU said two other groups - one comprising business interests and the other politicians - would seen be announced with a budget of £20m for their work. | In a statement, the Department for Exiting the EU said two other groups - one comprising business interests and the other politicians - would seen be announced with a budget of £20m for their work. |
The “technical advisory group” announced today includes: academic Katy Hayward, a sociology reader at Queen’s University, who has recently returned from a six-week Eisenhower fellowship trip to the US to study arrangements on the Canadian and Mexican border; Declan Billington of the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association, who has said the government’s tariff policy for the region could wipe out dairy farming on the border; and Tim Mairs, the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s assistant chief constable, who is likely reflect the impact of no-deal on smuggling, organised crime and co-operation with the Gardai without data exchange or the Euro arrest warrant. | The “technical advisory group” announced today includes: academic Katy Hayward, a sociology reader at Queen’s University, who has recently returned from a six-week Eisenhower fellowship trip to the US to study arrangements on the Canadian and Mexican border; Declan Billington of the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association, who has said the government’s tariff policy for the region could wipe out dairy farming on the border; and Tim Mairs, the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s assistant chief constable, who is likely reflect the impact of no-deal on smuggling, organised crime and co-operation with the Gardai without data exchange or the Euro arrest warrant. |
DExEU had announced the first of three groups to examine alternatives to the backstop. The technical group includes some of the leading critics of the hard Brexiters/ERG claims about the Irish border including academic @hayward_katy of Queen's Uni and Declan Billington. pic.twitter.com/LZMS0Sz25o | DExEU had announced the first of three groups to examine alternatives to the backstop. The technical group includes some of the leading critics of the hard Brexiters/ERG claims about the Irish border including academic @hayward_katy of Queen's Uni and Declan Billington. pic.twitter.com/LZMS0Sz25o |
Others on the group are experts on customs, freight forwarding and the former head of central technology at Rolls Royce, David Smith. Notably absent are any voices representing farming but these are expected to be represented in the second group of experts. | Others on the group are experts on customs, freight forwarding and the former head of central technology at Rolls Royce, David Smith. Notably absent are any voices representing farming but these are expected to be represented in the second group of experts. |
“These groups will help inform the UK’s negotiations with the EU on developing alternative arrangements to the Northern Ireland backstop, set out in the withdrawal agreement, with the aim of replacing it by December 2020 so that it is never needed,” said DExEU in a statement. | “These groups will help inform the UK’s negotiations with the EU on developing alternative arrangements to the Northern Ireland backstop, set out in the withdrawal agreement, with the aim of replacing it by December 2020 so that it is never needed,” said DExEU in a statement. |
Steve Barclay, the Brexit secretary who was chairing the first meeting of the group today along with Treasury minister Jesse Norman, said in a statement: | Steve Barclay, the Brexit secretary who was chairing the first meeting of the group today along with Treasury minister Jesse Norman, said in a statement: |
The technical group will provide a forum for experts to discuss workable alternative arrangements, assessing both capability and timelines and bringing their significant experience to bear. | The technical group will provide a forum for experts to discuss workable alternative arrangements, assessing both capability and timelines and bringing their significant experience to bear. |
The Labour MP Rachel Reeves, chair of the Commons business committee, has welcomed what the chancellor, Philip Hammond (see 9.23am), and Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister (see 10.13am), have been saying about Brexit today. In a statement released by the People’s Vote campaign she said: | The Labour MP Rachel Reeves, chair of the Commons business committee, has welcomed what the chancellor, Philip Hammond (see 9.23am), and Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister (see 10.13am), have been saying about Brexit today. In a statement released by the People’s Vote campaign she said: |
The Dutch prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer are doing the one thing that Boris Johnson hates more any other: telling the truth about Brexit. | The Dutch prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer are doing the one thing that Boris Johnson hates more any other: telling the truth about Brexit. |
Neither Mark Rutte nor Philip Hammond get many laughs, but they are serious and responsible figures who deserve to be listened to at this crucial time for our country. | Neither Mark Rutte nor Philip Hammond get many laughs, but they are serious and responsible figures who deserve to be listened to at this crucial time for our country. |
The prime minister of the Netherlands this morning exposed the vacuity of Boris Johnson’s renegotiation fantasies. And this evening, the chancellor will blow a huge hole in the idea that forcing a destructive no-deal Brexit on the British people has even the semblance of economic or political credibility. | The prime minister of the Netherlands this morning exposed the vacuity of Boris Johnson’s renegotiation fantasies. And this evening, the chancellor will blow a huge hole in the idea that forcing a destructive no-deal Brexit on the British people has even the semblance of economic or political credibility. |
Ladbrokes has Jeremy Hunt ahead of Michael Gove to make it onto the ballot of party members. It has Hunt at 1/2 and Gove at 6/4. | Ladbrokes has Jeremy Hunt ahead of Michael Gove to make it onto the ballot of party members. It has Hunt at 1/2 and Gove at 6/4. |
And this is from the Daily Mail’s Jason Groves. | And this is from the Daily Mail’s Jason Groves. |
Knives out for Boris Johnson's unofficial chief whip Gavin Williamson. Minister on a rival team describes him as a 'scheming c***', adding: 'It says a lot about Boris's judgment that he's allowed him anywhere near him.' | Knives out for Boris Johnson's unofficial chief whip Gavin Williamson. Minister on a rival team describes him as a 'scheming c***', adding: 'It says a lot about Boris's judgment that he's allowed him anywhere near him.' |
From the FT’s Jim Pickard | From the FT’s Jim Pickard |
Tory MP: “Most of us are working on the assumption that we’ll have to endure another leadership contest within the next 18 months....” | Tory MP: “Most of us are working on the assumption that we’ll have to endure another leadership contest within the next 18 months....” |