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.
OVOODOCORVO
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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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