quinta-feira, 30 de junho de 2016

Michael Gove to stand in Tory leadership contest and says 'Boris is not a leader'




Tal como o email de Sarah Vine mulher de Michael Gove, cujo conteúdo ontem por erro revelado já deixava adivinhar, Gove dá agora a “facada” definitiva às ambições de liderança de Boris.
Quem vai ficar fora do “bolo” parece ser Boris, junto a Gove de resto. Mais hipóteses para Teresa May ser eleita.
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Michael Gove to stand in Tory leadership contest and says 'Boris is not a leader'
'I respect and admire all the candidates running for the leadership'

Charlie Cooper Whitehall Correspondent

Michael Gove entered the Conservative leadership race at the eleventh hour on Thursday morning, in a huge blow for the early front-runner Boris Johnson.

The Justice Secretary, who had been expected to back fellow Leave campaigner Mr Johnson, said that he had “reluctantly” come to the conclusion that the former London mayor “cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead”.

It comes after tensions within the Johnson-Gove camp were laid bare by the emergence of a private email from Mr Gove’s wife, the Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine, in which she urged her husband to get “specific” assurances from Mr Johnson or else withhold his support.

Announcing that he would put his name forward for the leadership less than three hours before nominations closed, Mr Gove said he would lay out a plan for the country outside of the EU “which I hope can provide unity and change”.

"The British people voted for change last Thursday. They sent us a clear instruction that they want Britain to leave the European Union and end the supremacy of EU law. They told us to restore democratic control of immigration policy and to spend their money on national priorities such as health, education and science instead of giving it to Brussels. They rejected politics as usual and government as usual. They want and need a new approach to running this country.

"There are huge challenges ahead for this country but also huge opportunities. We can make this country stronger and fairer. We have a unique chance to heal divisions, give everyone a stake in the future and set an example as the most creative, innovative and progressive country in the world.

"If we are to make the most of the opportunities ahead we need a bold break with the past.

"I have repeatedly said that I do not want to be Prime Minister. That has always been my view. But events since last Thursday have weighed heavily with me.

"I respect and admire all the candidates running for the leadership. In particular, I wanted to help build a team behind Boris Johnson so that a politician who argued for leaving the European Union could lead us to a better future.

"But I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead.


"I have, therefore, decided to put my name forward for the leadership. I want there to be an open and positive debate about the path the country will now take. Whatever the verdict of that debate I will respect it. In the next few days I will lay out my plan for the United Kingdom which I hope can provide unity and change."

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