michael gove, actually. michael gove is saying, i am naturally disappointed but so proud of the campaign we ran, huge thanks to my brilliant campaign team, it has been an honour to set out a vision for the future of our great country. many congratulations to boris and jeremy! that is from michael gove, his first reaction, saying he is naturally disappointed, and boris johnson, saying he is naturally disappointed, and borisjohnson, who has triumphed there with 160 votes, pretty much double what the other two contenders got, has also been tweeting with his reaction, and he says, iam got, has also been tweeting with his reaction, and he says, i am deeply honoured to have secured more than 50% of the vote in the final ballot. thank you to everyone for your support. i look forward to getting out across the uk and to set up my plan to deliver brexit, unite our country, and create a brighter future for all of us. that is boris johnson, he got 160 votes, jeremy hunt 77, michael gove just knocked out, he got two vote

the danger for michael gove would have been if today was all about michael gove and for all of the candidates, it is now all about boris even though he has not said a word. is a quite clever of him? clinic and in the unlikely event, he had done what i suggest you should do, given how we know how able he is to put his foot in his mouth. or say things without really thinking about them. ithink things without really thinking about them. i think his advisers, if it was their decision, they're absolutely right to keep them quiet. but he was still the one that everyone was talking about and all of the other candidates who did have their lunches today, were having a go at him, basically for not being a serious candidate, for some of the policies and ideas these come up with aunt michael gove, even went so far, everyone calls in boris and it is quite a privilege in public life to be known by her first name, whoever you may be. boris has that, but michael gove was very confident to call him mrjohnson all the way through. and to suggest that he did not have the qualities. that is what destroyed borisjo

michael gove and the cocaine confession. i think we have had that independent leak confirmed i don't think, but his wife... there are quotes from them in the story and he admits that when he was a young gentleman, he said he took cocaine on several social occasions. i wonder how many times several means. that obviously is quite a few. and it is on the back of a new book on unauthorised biography of michael gove by a journalist he was written a book about him. the daily mail contains a revelation that he in 2016 in the last leadership election when he stood in discussions with aids talking about things that could potentially come up, he was asked did you take drugs and he said yes, cocaine. never actually in the event came out during that leadership contest if he was knocked out quite early. but now he has had to face up to it. as a purelyjournalistic, it isa to it. as a purelyjournalistic, it is a fantastic story, one that stops you in your tracks when you read it. does this disbar him from being prime minister, i don't thin

why should it be michael gove? i think michael has demonstrated in many areas what he is ready to deliver on the results people voted for in 2016, he is ready to deliver a change by the united kingdom and he is ready with innovative policy platforms and radical change for the united kingdom and he's ready to unite the country and he demonstrated that time and again and he is ready to lead his country and that's why i'm supporting him. you may have heard what dean huntley saying privately, they are saying it would be a psychodrama to have borisjohnson up against michael gove it would be divisive because they found out last time around so spectacularly and it would not be good for unity in the party. i've think whoever ends up in the last two they're going to be tough questions on both sides, that's absolutely right, that's what we expect. we learned after the last election in 2016, tough questions before and somebody is selected and quite important because we need to know that they are capable of finding themselves

and michael gove are someone on the ballot. and michael gove are someone i have studied a lot recently. he is not the kind of person, i think, recently. he is not the kind of person, ithink, he recently. he is not the kind of person, i think, he was going to bleat and moan about this. i think he is the kind of person who is going to suck it up, he is going to realise that politics is as much of the game as it is about sensible, and he won't want to keep pushing this. he will want to stay in the cabinet, so he won't want to keep pointing out that somehow boris johnson has behaved appallingly. i think gove will let this life. i don't think we will see too much of this. his supporters, on the other hand, might keep pushing it. i can't see it coming from gove. difficult at the end of the day to prove what the motivation was in a secret ballot. let's look at the mirror, a liar versus the nhs wrecker, the mirror not exactly a great fan of the conservative party, and a pretty stark headline there on the choice ahead. yes, there is no

michael gove, 75. jeremy hunt, 77. borisjohnson, 160. michael gove, 75. jeremy hunt, 77. boris johnson, 160. we michael gove, 75. jeremy hunt, 77. borisjohnson, 160. we therefore declare thatjeremy hunt and boris johnson are going forward to a vote of the qualifying membership of the conservative and unionist party. they did it, just. the momentjeremy hunt found out he was through by a breath. just two votes put him ahead of michael gove, evidently delighted. jeremy hunt will be the one to take on borisjohnson. delighted. jeremy hunt will be the one to take on boris johnson. well, iam the one to take on boris johnson. well, i am the underdog in this race. i have been the underdog right from the start, and i like to prove people wrong. and the way that i am going to win this race is by showing that the best way to brexit is by sending the european union are prime minister that they will engage with. the next battle is away from here. mrjohnson is the front runner, but both men will be put through their paces by tory members beyond these gates. the johnson camp paces by tor

michael gove has admitted he did commita michael gove has admitted he did commit a crime when michael gove has admitted he did commita michael gove has admitted he did commit a crime when he michael gove has admitted he did commita michael gove has admitted he did commit a crime when he took michael gove has admitted he did commita michael gove has admitted he did commit a crime when he took cocaine while working as a journalist 20 yea rs while working as a journalist 20 years ago. borisjohnson years ago. boris johnson says years ago. borisjohnson says he would not pay the £39 billion to the eu until better terms were agreed. england and scotland fans descend on the south of france as the two teams prepare to go head to head in the women's world cup. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. "for democracy, for liberty, for peace", said western leaders last week at ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. their commemorations were dignified by the p

michael gove because he is a debater country as michael gove because he isa debaterand country as michael gove because he is a debater and in the hustings around the country, there wasjust a chance he could be the person to do it. the moment that story came out, though, the momentum are so crucial in these things and it really stalled his momentum. he has never got it going. he is still very close, only just behind jeremy got it going. he is still very close, onlyjust behind jeremy hunt, and he could pick up some of those 27 votes so it could yet happen. i just think the dynamics of this are such that borisjohnson has such just think the dynamics of this are such that boris johnson has such a lead he really can tactically choose who his final opponent will be and thatis who his final opponent will be and that is why it plays against michael but do not rule him out, he's been ruled out any pass that he still there. we have to leave it there. thank you both forjoining us. let's get some more reaction now, back to oui’ get some more reaction now, back to our chief political correspondent i

should michael gove pull out of it? boris johnson has admitted to taking cocaine in the past — should he? is it the hypocrisy, is it the drug—taking? if you are a conservative party member — and you'll be making the final choice — who are you backing and why? if anyone else wants to make a bid to be tory leader and indeed prime minister, they have until 5pm today to do so. six out of 11 candidates already have at least eight mps backing them, which means they get through to the first round of voting on thursday, that's michael gove, matt hancock, and jeremy hunt, plus sajid javid, borisjohnson and dominic raab. the other five who have declared are sam gyimah, mark harper, andrea leadsom, plus esther mcvey and rory stewart. those pictures went around really quickly, sorry. i hope you kept up. in the past 2a hours, the work and pensions secretary amber rudd has announced she backsjeremy hunt, while mr gove is struggling to move on from the revelation that he took cocaine several times many years ago. any moment no

equally fresh—faced, this is michael gove in the late 1990s. little did he know that 20 years hence, he would be a candidate for prime minister. fast forward to now and with plenty of support among mps, he is considered a frontrunner. but if he makes it to the final two, will the tory membership — conservative by name and often conservative by nature — find it hard to forgive his past misdemeanours? peter saull. and peter explained to me why mr gove may have decided to talk about his past. this has become, already, a feature of the conservative leadership contest. the international development secretary, rory stewart, talking about a wedding he was at in iran 15 years ago, being passed an opium pipe. he said he felt he had to smoke it out of politeness. others making similar admissions of prior use of drugs. dominic raab saying he smoked cannabis when he was at university. you saw the clip of borisjohnson as well when he was presenting have i got news back in 2005. this is a question that politicians are often asked, how did they behave whe

they had com pletely vote for michael gove. they had completely denied that but people are looking at these and thinking it does not seem that feasible but only three people moved from the scented job it came to the borisjohnson camp and they wonder whether others might well have moved from boris johnson over it to the support jeremy hunt. now course, of people might have done that off the bat, i spoke to two borisjohnson support to those who did vote for other people because they wanted other reasons but there were some suspicion here. they will have to get over that of course michael gove will have to get over that and move on and go back to his dayjob while the other to travel around the country over the next four weeks arguing with each other and trying to get answers out of each other and trying to press a tory party members to vote for them. many thanks for the latest from westminster. and each of the contenders have treated the result of that last balance, borisjohnson has a message saying he is very honoured to have sec

theresa may was picked after michael gove turned on borisjohnson, said picked after michael gove turned on boris johnson, said he picked after michael gove turned on borisjohnson, said he could not support him... stabbed him in the back, people say. stabbed him in the back, people say. stabbed him in the back and stabbed him in the front. then borisjohnson pulled out, michael gove tried to go on but had not enough support. in this current leadership race we see these old rivalries resurface. did that damage michael gove, do you think? we have had the cocaine allegations as well. what some people saw as a betrayal borisjohnson, has that caused him lasting damage? i think it has caused him a lot of damage. i think he has repaired some of that. quite $0011 he has repaired some of that. quite soon after it happened in 2016 you saw him banished to the backbenches briefly to try redeem himself. he was brought back into governor. i think part of the reason he was seen as one of theresa may's more loyal ministers was, i suppose, friends of michael gove said he did not think he would get away wi

michael gove is a very popular figure country. michael gove is a very popularfigure within country. michael gove is a very popular figure within the conservative party in westminster. he is considered one of the favourites to get through to the final two. the rounds of whittling it down to the final contenders will begin on thursday. he has a lot of support within the parliamentary party and takes quite a lot of boxes for his colleagues. he's got a wealth of experience in the cabinet and he is also a brexiteer which is and he is also a brexiteer which is a key criteria for a lot of people but the clue is in the name as far as the conservative membership is concerned, they are conservative, they are largely older in terms of demographic so they may take a more dim view and some of his conservative colleagues in westminster to some of his past misdemeanours. a lot of people are saying fine, it happens when you we re saying fine, it happens when you were younger, but these are high profile figures. what sort of message with this be sending out to the public who may well turn around and

and michael gove. i am betweenjeremy hunt and michael gove. lam pleased by betweenjeremy hunt and michael gove. i am pleased by that, betweenjeremy hunt and michael gove. lam pleased by that, i betweenjeremy hunt and michael gove. i am pleased by that, i think that's a good sign. it shows that the contest was healthy identify might have thought it would be. have you thought about who you will back? i had not decided yet, but what i can say is two things. one is i think we have two excellent candidates here, and the second thing is with everyone of them that's finally prevail, they will have my other support, what we have got to do now is get brexit and more important than that is to make sure jeremy corbyn never darkens the door at number ten downing st. reaction here from lots of people looking ahead now to several more weeks of space still to go. we look forward to that, thank you very much indeed, vicki young, that's about it from me in this special coverage of the final round as far as mps are conc

if it is michael gove, it is i— note to michael gove. they may be a showdown in the end to these two figures. it may give michael gove a pick up, not a game changer, but it confirms what we all know, these leadership contests never, ever, ever go to plan. there are always upsets, surprises. we had another one when liam fox, a leading brexiteer, comes out in favour of a remain, jeremy hunt. a total surprise. you would have thought he would have gone for a brexiteer. it goes to prove that expect the unexpected in tory leadership contest. ok, norman, thank you very much. some background detail to tell you, theresa may will be presenting as a gift a copy of churchill's personal typescript d raft churchill's personal typescript draft of the atlantic charter, the 1941 charter agreed by churchill and president roosevelt for the post—war world and post—war reconstruction, if you like. we know the current president is fascinated by winston churchill and was the reason that the prime minister hosted him at blenheim palace last year during the

i think it will be michael gove. i will sayjeremy hunt. michael gove will be my guess. two each. the decider? shall i have a guess? you have the casting vote. probably jeremy hunt. the one thing that makes me wonder is i think a lot of tory mps who want mrjohnson to have more of a run for his money think that michael gove would give him more of a run for his money. i think that is right. it is extraordinary we are in this position and that boris johnson extraordinary we are in this position and that borisjohnson is oi'i position and that borisjohnson is on the cusp of becoming the prime list of our country. you have seen the comments about the adverse impact he had on the position of one high—profile case. if you look at his comments, the racist comments he has made describing black people as having picking any smiles,... people know all that. and people would say it is taken out of context. but that is the problem, this guy becoming leader of the conservative party and prime minister normalising coming out with that racist hate filled dog hold on, we will have a boris johnson

difficult questions for michael gove to a nswer difficult questions for michael gove to answer today. how will they affect his chances. it was excruciating, particularly when a wannabe prime minister has to plead on television that they think they will be let into the country whose leader we have just hosted will be let into the country whose leader we havejust hosted in will be let into the country whose leader we have just hosted in a state visit, that is the very definition of an awful weekend for michael gove. he will hope he can bounce back because he will know all the other candidates will face the same level of scrutiny, not least borisjohnson when he subjects himself to that kind of interview, if he does. there has been a little of that from mrjohnson so far. it speaks of these goodly coming of character and failings, and also of policy and brexit will be the prism through which this entire contest is formed. and it will start, it feels it has been going on for ages but it formally starts tomorrow when mps had to submit their nomination papers. the number of candidates already

that was michael gove. we also heard from borisjohnson, delighted to have the support of over half of all conservative mps in the fourth ballot. i am grateful but we have more work to do. we have also heard from our own political editor, laura kuenssberg, saying a source in the jeremy hunt camp, both boris and michael are great candidates but we have seen their personal psychodrama before and it's time to offer someone before and it's time to offer someone the eu will actually talk to. speaking of the eu, the 28 eu heads of government are meeting in brussels today to thrash out the future shape of europe after the recent parliamentary elections. brexit has only been alloted a five minute discussion tomorrow morning. though the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, has told katya adler the bbc‘s europe editor that leaving the eu will leave the uk a diminished player on the world stage. when the new prime minister comes in and asks for an extension, we have to learn about his plan, in terms of new elections, a

michael gove seen he will replace account. michael gove seen he will re pla ce vat account. michael gove seen he will replace vat with the mystery tax. he gets away with, he wants to be a minister. he will say he will scrap that. but we are playing along with a soap opera rather than asking the questions. he is talking about scrapping h two —— hsz. i wonder if the fact he is setting out an economic policy suggests gove is thinking, i may still be chancellor stop even if this drugs thing has scrapped my chances for a prime minister. meanwhile boris johnson has kept a low profile by his standards. in the last few weeks. suddenly, he has in a big interview in the sunday times in which he has said he would not the fattening billion pound divorce bill. 39 billion. i thinkjohnson is guilty of something worse than gove. claiming that you can withhold that money and it would have no impact except forced the eu to bow to our demands. he is suggesting scrapping the backstop. that is the nub of contention between us and the eu. you can't magic it away. he is living in the land of u

let's move on from michael gove a look at the other candidates. from what you have heard today over the weekend, what has stood out? boris johnson is cementing his lead. last time he went on as the favourite, but as is traditional for conservative favourites, it all went wrong, he didn't appear to take his campaign seriously, he was surprised by michael gove. this time he seems to be very much on top of things, he has his nose to the grindstone, more endorsements coming to him from all wings of the party, which suggests he might manage to pull off being the unifying candidate. the other significant endorsement was that ruth davidson, the leader of the scottish conservatives, has come out for sajid javid, and in many senses, he is competing with gove for that kind of liberal space, if you have borisjohnson broadly kind of liberal space, if you have boris johnson broadly representing the pro brexit right, who will be the pro brexit right, who will be the other member going to the final two 7 the other member going to the final two? if this drugs que

after the last time around when michael gove was going to back boris johnson around when michael gove was going to back borisjohnson and pulled out the last minute. hunt and his supporters which present themselves asa supporters which present themselves as a cleaner candidate and not going back of the issues of three years or 30 years ago. that's the take of the telegraph and then the mirror. yes, in the mirror has a very different ta ke in the mirror has a very different take on it here. the layer versus the nhs record. the mirror or growth course no fate of these conservative party. the preview of how the next election will be fought. if boris johnson is the leader of the tory party and will be fought on credibility, it will be fought his record. 0ne credibility, it will be fought his record. one of the things i'm surprised was not talked about was boris johnson's record surprised was not talked about was borisjohnson‘s record as foreign secretary. most people will say he did not cover himself in glory. i think people will pick up on that committee a liar there was a reference to

so what i want to know is, will michael gove be able to travel to america again? america's very strict on a history of drug use, so it will be interesting whether he's able to go back and interview donald trump and even get into the united states. because if he was a normal member of the public, he would not be allowed. you obviously have experience in addiction and mental health. how do you, or how would you like the story to be taken forward? but the reality of drug use and those caught in the hell of addiction, it's very different, isn't it? it is. the vast amount of people use drugs like cocaine without a problem, but there is a group i am concerned about who will develop problems. wouldn't it be great if michael gove, having made this admission, really acknowledged that he's like everybody else, looked again at policy and drug policy, which desperately needs reevaluation and almost a start again? we are in the worst possible position where we have this kind of collective political denial of drug use, and really harsh penalties for people who need help. so wha

gove, but because they are so michael gove, but because they are so close together, there is every chance, even rory stewart could somehow be the second candid, that means no one will want to pull out. the favourite is never supposed to win! never supposed to but when you look at how far ahead... 71, 71 votes ahead, boris johnson, look at how far ahead... 71, 71 votes ahead, borisjohnson, of his nearest rival, that is crazy. how much different will it be if he is. into the more public debate the bbc is going to have, where it is not going to be that carefully managed appearance, is it, it will be put on the spot. the big risk with boris johnson in the televised debate is not whether or not he is put on the spot or made to look a bit silly, what happened to this stop boris johnson campaign, well, the pulse became awful and people felt, we will press the button. if, sajid javid, we forget, most of these other candidates, the other average person does not know very well, if they really impressed the watching audience, and there is a sudden mania around the country for sajid javid, that could

that is sided javid, so a lot of focus on michael gove today, but borisjohnson has focus on michael gove today, but boris johnson has been focus on michael gove today, but borisjohnson has been keeping a low profile in the last few days, he now has done an interview with the sunday times. what is he saying? this is his first intervention to set out his view, and he is focusing on the issue of the £39 billion, the divorce bill that theresa may had agreed as part of the withdrawal agreement which didn't get past, that britain would pay. boris johnson saying he wouldn't pay it until he got a better deal. also on theissue until he got a better deal. also on the issue of the irish backstop, saying that he would scrap the irish backstop, and he would only negotiate that once they have discussed the future relationship. the eu part of the problem was that they said they wouldn't we on to discussions about trade until the divorce agreement had been agreed, and this issue of the £39 billion, there is an issue that this is money that britain owes anyway, and other leadership contenders have said

, michael gove major said, lam composition, michael gove major said, i am the one that can deliver the type of brexit that is right for you. compared to the remain supporting and the remain voting jeremy corbyn, he is in a much better position. this line, i will deliver brexit again, is what you'll hear again. it's classic political strategy, have your line, stick to it, and hope that other minor derailments will be avoided. and to an extent, this is back to those words, eminently feasible, because he initially said yes, it will happen in the 31st absolutely, and then he talked about it being eminently feasible, some said that he is maybe bringing it back. this suggests that he is not. yes, he is still writing in his telegraph column, he has paid thousands of pounds a year for it, why would you not carry on paying for it. it is very well read by conservative party members. he won't really be drawn on detail, he won't talk about what might happen if he can't get through any form of agreement. every time, he will point out that the eu, he will not renegotiate, he just says, no, don't wor

is there a sense that michael gove has blotted his copy book? he seems to have written out the whole cocaine thing and got over that and fit does cause problems initially but i wonder with the debate last night is there a sense that him not being as firm as boris johnson was although he wasn't com pletely johnson was although he wasn't completely firm about leaving on october the 31st, sajid javid interestingly came across as being pretty declarative on that point. i wonder if michael gove is seen as slightly wobbly on that because he said, well, if you have extra time and you know you're going to get the goal in football match then it is worth that extra bit of delight, do you think that might cause people a bit of concern? as far as far as i'm concerned this extra time step as far as brussels is concerned as well. the final whistle for me should have gone on the 29th of march. this extra six months is plenty extra time for me and i don't wa nt plenty extra time for me and i don't wantan plenty extra time for me and i don't want an even longer

how damaging is this to michael gove? i don't see this being terribly damaging, i suppose it is a bit embarrassing, it is not something they would have wanted at this stage in the leadership campaign, his campaign team. i think it is maybe, if he was making it to the final two and a ballot of members where it would go against him. that's said it he was up against borisjohnson, him. that's said it he was up against boris johnson, boris johnson admitted into thousand eight that he took cocaine as a young man, so perhaps it won't be an issue at all. but certainly is a very interesting story. it has come from a biography him that will be published soon by journalist alan bennett which reveals that in 2016 when he lasted the tory leadership, he was in the discussion with aids and things that might come up, and they asked him if he had taken drugs, he said yes, cocaine, did not cover the time because he fell out of the race quite early. i think this time expects to go a bit further. this is not what they would have wanted, the

would have been michael gove. so let's see where it goes. it is not over yet. philip, tell us what you make of the choice that you are going to be facing and we're going to talk to philip was in stamford now. what do you make of the choice that you're going to be faced with now between borisjohnson and the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt?” now between borisjohnson and the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt? i am glad that we have a choice to begin with and it is what i expected in the end, boris johnson with and it is what i expected in the end, borisjohnson against jeremy hunt. it is important to membership, even the chance to question the detail of how they are going to achieve a orderly brexit or what their plan is for the country, after brexit. have you heard enough to get of their detailed plans on that? no. not at all. that debate was a complete shamble and did no credit whatsoever and channel 4 was only marginally better. so we have a lot of questioning to do off of both and yes, boris is a winner and we know

a bit of support for michael gove, but not a huge amount. are you worried that momentum has stalled. no, ithink that momentum has stalled. no, i think after the problems of la st no, i think after the problems of last week and, he has slowly but surely his back way back into the contest, i think michael has a prove n contest, i think michael has a proven debater, expecting to do very well tonight. i also think that a significant number of dominic raab supporters will come michael's way, they are the natural people i think will come to the committee of brexiteer that michael is, and a strong remainder, my good friend of boris to come he's my neighbour in northumberland. but the reality of the situation is that i believe michael is the man to unite the party, get brexit over the line a pragmatic brexit approach, but i also think of someone who can beat jeremy corbyn, because that's the key thing that we are also looking to in the longer—term. you mentioned were restored there, he really has come from nowhere, he does things very different we

maybe he's not that in tune with whom michael gove is. it is a coup for michael gove is. it is a coup for michael dave and reflects how attention moves from the existing incumbent in downing street who is going to be next, and it could be a choice between borisjohnson and michael gove. thank you. protesters have converged on central london to demonstrate against mr trump. a blimp caricaturing the president as a baby is flying over parliament square. our correspondent, leigh milner, is there. just a few moments ago, the heavens openedin just a few moments ago, the heavens opened in trafalgar square. as you can see, it hasn't deterred the thousands of protesters who have come to see the baby trump blimp. it has disappeared for now but no doubt president trump will have seen it as he came along down this road towards downing street. how could you miss the 6—foot baby blimp? crowd chants: five, four, three, two, one. lift off. today the infamous baby trump blimp made a comeback at parliament square. the perfect place for president trump to catch a glimpse as he was driven p

jeremy hunt argues, if it is michael gove against borisjohnson, argues, if it is michael gove against boris johnson, it argues, if it is michael gove against borisjohnson, it turns into the old blood feud of the past, and if you want to avoid that, better to go withjeremy if you want to avoid that, better to go with jeremy hunt, if you want to avoid that, better to go withjeremy hunt, added to which, he adds that he has the depth of experience in negotiating with foreign leaders to actually get brexit delivered, but genuinely it's going to be incredibly close between the two. beyond that, when it comes to the hustings and the membership vote, norman, isuppose to the hustings and the membership vote, norman, i suppose the big question, or one of the big questions is, are they thinking about the person best placed to secure the position of the party in terms of a general election, or are they thinking more broadly? it's ha rd to they thinking more broadly? it's hard to say, really. i'd guess that one of the big strengths which boris johnson will deploy and which his supporters are alrea

michael gove! applause there is no escaping the vitriol from the race last time, already raising its head from his rival, then and now. mrjohnson, whatever you do, don't pull out. laughter. i know you have before. laughter. and i know you may not believe in your heart that you can do it. but the conservative party membership deserve a choice. so let's have a proper race. he has his own trouble, though, admitting cocaine use nearly 20 years ago. i have acknowledged i made a mistake. i also believe that if you made a mistake and you have fallen from high standards, you shouldn't subsequently lower the standards, you should reflect on your mistake. now, the tory backbench ruling body has made it official. and the first ballot will be held on thursday... mps will campaign and collude in earnest. the contest that started so long ago is now properly under way. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the central issue for all ten candidates is of course brexit. so where do they all stand on that and othe

what is michael gove's position?” think he was the one person who cut through the noise and set out a very clear three—point plan, restoring power—sharing to northern ireland, putting the full stop on the backstop, as he said and making sure that a deal can be voted on and approved by the house of commons. there was a lot of noise. i think he had some serious answers to serious questions. he is going to have the same problem mo had come a hung parliament, not everyone is across the agreement and there is no guarantee that the eu are going to any changes. of course there's no guarantees but having a serious plan but really taking personal charge, as michael has committed to do, to restoring power to the devolved assembly in northern ireland is important. we talked about links to the irish government, with northern ireland politicians. that was a missing part. it is impossible to solve this. he committed to protecting the peace process, which is noticeable. a lot of noise from the contenders but michael actually had

michael gove's team to join forces. michael gove's team to join forces. michael gove's team to join forces. michael gove's to just sing in the last few moments the idea they would joina last few moments the idea they would join a ticket with rory stewart at the top is not happening. bring us up the top is not happening. bring us up to date with what is going on and what the fallout has been from that debate. a couple of developments this morning. first off, the expectation now is that dominic raab will throw his support behind boris johnson. that means mrjohnson‘s backing will go up even further, and his lead over his rivals will go up even more. but we are beginning to see the shake—out of the tussle to stop borisjohnson with the development this morning, of rory stewart confirming that he is in talks with michael gove. i wouldn't get too excited about it, because i can see exactly going anywhere, because team rory stewart are saying they want michael gove wants to come in behind us, and vice versa. so there is a stand—off between them, but it does

a michael gove policy pledge is on the front of the sunday telegraph. it says he'll scrap vat for a simpler alternative. boris johnson is the focus on the sunday times. he says he would withhold the £39 billion divorce bill, until he secured a better brexit deal. meanwhile, the sunday express has an interview with foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, who vows to get britain walking tall again, if he was to become pm. and the daily star leads on the news that the leyton orient manager and former tottenham defender, justin edinburgh, has died at the age of 49. sad news there from the world of sport. ok, lynn and ruth. we will start off with the observer and michael gove grazing many of the front pages. lynn, he is being called a hypocrite. after admitting using cocaine notjust once but several times. back when he was about 30, we guess. there were lots of charges against him, one is for hypocrisy, where he is saying that people shouldn't use this stuff. there is a wonderful article he wrote 20 years ago that we can tell you about in a moment, which isjust full

drugtaking, michael gough and borisjohnson admitting taking cocaine. —— michael gove. the thing you cannot forgive, if you have been asked have you ever and they left it out or said no then interesting to see what america says it to a prime minister... i would be shocked if they did. very quickly because i can hear the music. fewer britons go to the states as visitors and that figure is going down and this will ta ke figure is going down and this will take it down further. if you are a nurse would say i would be dismissed so nurse would say i would be dismissed so why shouldn't he. ok. crosstalk. thank you all. thank you for having us. thank you all. thank you for having us. please. let's just thank you all. thank you for having us. please. let'sjust get out of here. good evening. the latest from the bbc sports centre: bangladesh kept alive their hopes of reaching the cricket world cup semi finals after achieving the second highest run chase in the tournament's history. they beat the west indies in somerset by seven wickets. shai hope top scoring with 96 for the windie

completely the opposite to what michael gove is saying which is what we have been saying. as she said, political and trumpet don't often appear in the same sentence and they certainly don't in this one because he has ignored all the usual diplomatic rules about getting involved in the country he's coming to visit as a guest of the queen but also in another country. can i ask you to turn, so we can get as many stories as we can, to the observer. yes, he has said that the labour party is about to collapse and what is suggesting is thatjeremy corbyn fires his top aides and that would be the keep indications cheap, and the chief of staff. it won't happen, and i'm surprised that david has actually entered the free pr. at that kind of level. it seems to me that kind of level. it seems to me that whatjeremy corbyn needs to be pressured on is to make it clear what his brexit position is. it seems to be on the basis of what he said on thursday that if he wins the election, holds a second referendum after that, although he is a bit vague on what the question would be on the ballot p

i like michael gove, i like jeremy hunt and i like sajid javid. we will just jeremy hunt and i like sajid javid. we willjust have to wait and see, but it looks like boris is going to be in the final two. but if i had to have a second vote, i'm not sure who i would vote for and there it is, but all of them, it is a good crack, as they would say northern ireland, where spent so long. thank you, we appreciate your time and we did contact sajid javid's team for a supporter but no one was available. they are probably all voting. sunday night telly is famous for its period drama but itv‘s latest offering — beecham house — is a little bit different. it's being described as "downton in delhi" and it stars tom bateman and bessie carter. it's set in delhi in 1795 — a key moment in indian history before british rule. and while the story is fictional, the drama features several real—life characters, from emperors to military leaders. here's a clip. welcome. it is an honour to meet you. news of my arrival has travelled so quickly. india does grow on

gove, michael gove decided to stand, andrea leadsom within the final two and at the last minute decided not to stand, so these things are full of drama. you mentioned amber rudd, there is more detail about why she is doing that further inside the paper, pages six and seven. she starts to talk about the character, what kind of person we want on the world stage representing us. and that is because amber rudd is what is known as a grown up, amber rudd is what is known as a grown up, and doesn't spend her time talking about tax cuts and how she will not give the eu the £39 billion which has already been negotiated with them. she says in her article oui’ with them. she says in her article our politics has become angrier, our discourse polluted with alternative fa cts discourse polluted with alternative facts and people punished for not complying with a worldview on a narrow subject. it is about what sort of leaders we want and the sort of toxic political atmosphere they will have to operate in. and beyond who is the next prime minister, who might take us into the next general election, wh

michael gove. one of the candidates has already made headlines not from what he would like to do...” has already made headlines not from what he would like to do... i have a proper plan to deliver brexit. i will ensure there is the end to the backstop, i will negotiate a candidate style agreement with the european union. but on his admission that he took cocaine 20 years ago... i made a mistake, if you make a mistake and lower standards, you should reflect on the mistake. he had strong friends for borisjohnson also. brexit‘s biggest cheerleader, still keeping quiet, that's like it 01’ still keeping quiet, that's like it or not, the race is his to lose. brexit is the dominant issue. our political correspondent has been looking at we are the contenders stand on the issues of brexit and other areas of policy. the first round of voting is on thursday, and before that many are using campaign launches with the key messages. brexit will be one of the most scrutinised areas. one group argues that the

michael gove and his story. what about somebody who doesn't have a tough luck story, are they disqualified from the party as such? mahyar is back with us, you said it didn‘t have much influence, i think. not really, this might be entertaining politics but at the end of the day, people care about action and policy outcome and what that person is going to be doing. if it was based on someone's background, we are political refugees from iran so we are political refugees from iran soi we are political refugees from iran so i would be qualified more than other candidates but obviously i'm not, i would other candidates but obviously i'm not, iwould rather go other candidates but obviously i'm not, i would rather go someone who has a good track record like boris johnson rather than background story. thank you, all of you, you have been incredibly patient. hopefully we will talk again. and thank you to all in the studio for coming on the programme. and voting again today and you will hear the results are first on bbc

but michael gove is not alone in this. rory stewart, the international development secretary, has admitted, apologised for taking opium at a wedding he was out in iran 15 years ago. jeremy hunt took cannabis in a form when he was backpacking in india. and in the past, borisjohnson has had to answer questions about claims that he took cocaine. he was on have i got news for you and said, yes, i was given it but it went up my nose and i sneezed, and it may have been icing sugar rather than cocaine i was given. but definitely these past misdemeanours of some of these candidates could become quite a big feature of this conservative leadership contest, given how wide a field it is. the different contenders will want to throw mud at their competitors. pete saull, our political editor there. the head of the international monetary fund has warned that the world's financial system could be significantly disrupted by giant technology firms. christine lagarde said the financial system's payment and settlement arrangements risk being c

michael gove is stored. hancock failed to fire his campaign, 20 is not good for him, we thought he would get more. dominic raab, but the problem you have with rory stewart, a great campaign, integrity, he was there at the nomination on monday. i have saw him on twitter, he was there for the count. he is a great leader but at the wrong time. he is not sound on brexit as far as the membership is concerned, so he will not win. but a good show now puts him right in line for the next campaign. yes, and also for the next campaign. yes, and also for who he anoints. and perhaps it could be mr gove or mr hunt. what is your take? as chris says, boris johnson is above the magic line of 105 which you need to get to at a later stage and a vote next week to be in the final two. so boris johnson's people not only nominated him publicly but they went in and voted for him and that will be comfortable. it is really quite close between some of the others but i think for those people who do not wa nt i think for those people wh

i'm disappointed that michael gove didn't make it. because i thought the challenge he would give tojohnson would i thought the challenge he would give to johnson would be a strong one. i will wait and see whatjeremy is like. he is very smooth, but i fear, at the end of the day, boris will win on sheer showmanship.” don't think it comes over as may be a bit ofa don't think it comes over as may be a bit of a showman, i think he will prove he is the right candidate. does jeremy hunt stand prove he is the right candidate. doesjeremy hunt stand a chance? prove he is the right candidate. does jeremy hunt stand a chance? he does, it's not out there yet, it's still a close race but i think my man will still come through and get thejob and man will still come through and get the job and do a good job. for some, how both perform in debate in the next few weeks is crucial. we need to unify not just the party, not just parliament or the party, but we need to unify the country. everybody will feel content for politicians if it isn't a good fight

michael gove acknowledges he committed a crime when he took cocaine while working as a journalist 20 years ago. yes, it was a crime, it was a mistake. i deeply regret it. the home secretary, sajid javid, attacks middle—class drug users for "destroying the lives" of those caught up in the supply chain. they have their organic food, they boast about buying fair trade, they talk about climate change, and at the same time, come friday or saturday night, they're all doing class a drugs, and they should be thinking about the impact they're having. meanwhile, boris johnson says he would not pay britain's £39 billion brexit divorce bill until better terms are agreed for the uk to leave. a woman dies after being struck by lightning while walking on a mountain near ben nevis in the scottish highlands. hundreds of thousands take to the streets of hong kong to protest against a planned law about extradition to china. and i'm here in nice where injust a few hours‘ time, and i‘m here in nice where injust a few hours‘ time, england will take on scotland in their first women‘s world cup m

and shall we talk about his meeting with michael gove because i know you are endorsing michael gove. if it is an endorsement, would it work for michael gove?” if it is an endorsement, would it work for michael gove? i don't think the president endorsing anyone is a good or bad thing. some people like it, and some people won't. but i don't think michael gove will lose any sleep about whether he gets endorsed by the president or not. i willjust say that when trump criticised gove, that was because gove was talking sense and what trump was doing about heating up tensions. does the president are saying that the nhs now has to be on the table as part of a trade relationship in the future between the uk and us force the conservative contenders to respond to that comment? only to say that, as it has been presented by the labour party, it is nonsense. nobody is going to buy the nhs. there are private companies that do valuable work producing medicine, doing other things like testing blood samples in the lab. and they provide services that the nhs buys. now if other contractors be the dutch

and he is creeping up on michael gove and jeremy hunt. they will be feeling that breast down the back of the next. sajid javid has done ok, that a substantial move from him as well, 23 to 33. does look now looks the weakest? no, ithink it's well, 23 to 33. does look now looks the weakest? no, i think it's all to play for. let see how they do this evening. the pressure's on, but the opportunity is there for all of them. rory stewart could be patting himself on the bank now and in two hours' time, have a complete nightmare and the whole thing goes" nightmare and the whole thing goes. . . the nightmare and the whole thing goes... the tv debate is tonight on bbc one, but all the mps, are they going to be watching that tv debate? out 100%. what we've seen going to be watching that tv debate? out 10096. what we've seen with the rory stewart result is that the campaign really matters. the mp5 are looking for people are going to lead them into the next election, whenever that will be and keep their seats. the content through that rory stewart has