Early general election could ‘kill’ Brexit, Hancock warns Tories
Health Secretary says party must not go to the country until Brexit delivered as poll makes Johnson the front runner for Tory crown.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove will enter the race to be next Prime Minister on Sunday as the fight for the Tory crown showed signs of turning increasingly bitter. The Press Association understands prominent Brexiteer Mr Gove will join an already crowded field after Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt
Follow how the day unfolded as the battle to lead the Conservative party was played out in a round of Sunday interviews. Michael Gove to challenge Boris Johnson for Tory leadership. Jeremy Hunt is winning the race for the number of MPs willing to express backing for a single candidate, according
Environment Secretary Michael Gove will enter the race to be next Prime Minister on Sunday as the fight for the Tory crown showed signs of turning increasingly bitter.
The Press Association understands prominent Brexiteer Mr Gove will join an already crowded field after Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and ex-Cabinet ministers Dominic Raab and Andrea Leadsom threw their hats into the ring.
As the Tory battle for Downing Street intensifies, Mr Gove’s intervention is likely to cause concern to current front-runner Boris Johnson.
How Theresa May's Frankenstein Brexit Deal Twitched And Gasped Its Last Breath
How Theresa May's Frankenstein Brexit Deal Twitched And Gasped Its Last Breath
Gove to enter crowded battle for the Number 10 crown .
Ten (or is it 11, now?) hopefuls are taking part in a political beauty contest to see who makes the final two. For most of the time, they are stuck in Can charming assassin Michael Gove last five minutes in the kitchen without raiding the cutlery draw and plunging the knife into his nearest rival for the crown ?
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A spectacular fall out between the two former allies in the 2016 leadership contest helped destroy both men’s chances of the top job.
Mr Gove is posing as a self-styled “unity candidate” as he attends the Hay Festival on Sunday.
Mr Hunt claimed his business background would help resolve Brexit as the leadership tussle fired up with International Development Secretary Rory Stewart launching a strongly-worded attack on Mr Johnson.
The star name will not always be the best choice. There may be times when Jiminy Cricket would make a better leader than Pinocchio.
Victims weep in court as predatory ex-Southampton and Peterborough youth coach Bob Higgins, 66, is found guilty of systemic abuse of 23 teenage boys
Ex-football coach Bob Higgins (pictured) has today been found guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court of 45 charges of indecent assault against teenage boys. Bournemouth Crown Court heard Bob Higgins, 66, abused his position as a youth coach at Southampton and Peterborough United to abuse 23 aspiring footballers - who knew he was the 'Kingmaker' who had 'supreme power' over their sporting futures. Higgins was accused of 51 offences between 1971 and 1996 but was cleared of five while the jury - who deliberated for 41 hours - could not reach a verdict on the final count.
Michael Gove says it is his "fervent hope" that England's new lockdown will end on 2 December - but that ministers will be "guided by the facts". However, so far both NHS England and the Department for Health and Social Care have refused to reveal the number of available beds once you take into
Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Priti Patel say they will insist on a tough Australian-style points system to finally meet the Tory pledge to cut net immigration to Brexit would pave the way for an immigration revolution to slash numbers arriving from the EU, leading Out campaigners pledge today.
— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) May 25, 2019
Both Mr Raab and Mrs Leadsom said they would be prepared to order a no-deal Brexit in October if necessary.
Gallery: An iconic £15m Porsche and other striking photos of the week (Picture Services)
A 1939 Porsche Type 64, the oldest car to wear a Porsche badge and the personal car of German car designer and manufacturer Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche on display during a press preview at Sotheby's auction house in London, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. This is the only surviving example of the Type 64 Porsche which is a direct ancestor of the iconic Porsche 365. The car will go on sale at an auction in Monterey Ca. in August and is expected to sell at around 15.75 million pounds sterling, (US$ 20 million, euro 18 million).
Kelli Thompson chants at the Alabama State Capitol during the March for Reproductive Freedom against the state's new abortion law, the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, in Montgomery, Ala. on May 19, 2019.
Theresa May will address the nation TODAY after disastrous Euro election to pledge Britain will have a new PM by summer – but she wants to DELAY Tory leadership vote for Trump’s state visit
Allies said that – barring a last-minute change of heart – Theresa May will announce plans today morning to step aside as Conservative Party leader next month. Mrs May will begin the day with a meeting with the Tories' backbench shop steward Sir Graham Brady to discuss the exact timetable for her departure.
Count the 10 days starting from the day you took the test, or from when you first had symptoms if that is earlier. People you live with in the UK, or people you are staying with You may be fined if you do not self-isolate. The fine is £1,000 for the first time, up to £ 10 ,000 for further breaches. Christmas bubble.
Michael Gove suggested China's secrecy slowed the UK's response to the crisis. Patients who had COVID-19 mentioned on their death certificates numbered 210 in England and Wales up to Michael Gove also suggested that China was to blame for the government's slow response and the lack of
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage gestures after being hit with a milkshake while arriving for a Brexit Party campaign event in Newcastle, England on May 20, 2019.
Palestinians break their fast by eating the Iftar meals during the holy month of Ramadan, near the rubble of a building recently destroyed by Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City on May 18, 2019.
A participant of the international World Beard and Moustache Championships poses before taking part in one of the 17 categories of beard and moustache styles competing in Antwerp, Belgium on May 18, 2019.
Malta rescues 216 migrants from 2 boats in Mediterranean Sea
A couple kisses as they celebrate after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan on May 17, 2019.
Migrants stand while being detained by Border Patrol, after crossing to the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border barrier on May 17, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. The location is an area where migrants frequently turn themselves and ask for asylum after crossing the border. Approximately 1,000 migrants per day are being released by authorities in the El Paso sector of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Kelly Slater of the US performs a manoeuvre on a wave during the World Surf League men's championship tour surfing event at Keramas in Gianyar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on May 19, 2019.
Jockey John Velazquez falls off of Bodexpress coming out of the straining gate during the running of the 144th Preakness at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Md. on May 18, 2019.
Indian voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their vote in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh state on May 19, 2019, during the 7th and final phase of India's general election. Voting in one of India's most acrimonious elections in decades entered its final day on May 19 as Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi scrambled to hang on to his overall majority.
An aerial view over a chemically deforested area of the Amazon jungle caused by illegal mining activities in the river basin of the Madre de Dios region in southeast Peru, on May 17, 2019, during the 'Mercury' joint operation by Peruvian military and police ongoing since February 2019. Illegal mining activities for gold have caused irreversible ecological damage to more than 11,000 hectares of Amazonian forest and river basins, generating illicit activities in parallel such as human trafficking, mercury trafficking, hired killers and prostitution.
A rescue worker, top in red, hangs from the Eiffel Tower while a climber is seen below him between two iron columns Monday, May 20, 2019 in Paris. The Eiffel Tower has been closed to visitors after a person has tried to scale it.
The new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds up a mace, the Ukrainian symbol of power, during his inauguration ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 20, 2019. Ukrainian TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy was sworn in as the country's new president on Monday, and promised to stop the war in the country's east against Russian-backed separatists and immediately disbanded parliament, which he has branded as a group only interested in self-enrichment. Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy is in the background.
Humiliated Theresa May finally gets sympathy from the fellow European leaders who helped make Brexit impossible for her as she arrives in Brussels - as triumphant Farage turns up in town
The PM met a host of EU bigwigs including outgoing European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels today (29 May) for her last summit as Conservative leader. Video: May meets EU leaders first time since announcing resignation (ITN News) Your browser does not support this video require(["binding"], function (binding) {
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}); A grim-faced PM insisted she would keep fulfilling her 'obligations' despite being forced to announce her departure from Downing Street last week.
Kate Miller-Heidke of Australia, center, performs the song "Zero Gravity" during the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 18, 2019.
James Hinchcliffe, of Canada, slides into the backstretch after hitting the wall along the second turn during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Indianapolis.
Lori Lightfoot (R) kisses wife Amy Eshleman (L) in front of their daughter Vivian (C) after she was sworn in as Chicago's 56th mayor during an inauguration ceremony at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on May 20, 2019.
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio attend the screening of "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019 in Cannes, France.
A nurse sits outside an intensive care unit (ICU) during doctors strike at a public hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on May 21, 2019. Intern Doctors in Haiti are on strike to protest several months of delays in the payment of their salaries.
A picture taken on May 21, 2019 in Vevey, Switzerland shows the paddle steamer 'Italie' of the Compagnie Generale de Navigation sur le lac Leman, commonly abbreviated to CGN, sailing on Lake Geneva past a giant fork sculpture designed by Switzerland's artist Jean-Pierre Zaugg.
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An alleged work by British street artist Banksy depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket holding a pink flare, is painted on the outer wall of a house overlooking the canal Rio de Ca Foscari, in Venice, Italy on May 21, 2019.
A house damaged in a tornado Monday, May 20, 2019, in Mangum, Okla., is pictured from the air Tuesday, May 21. A strong band of storms has spawned more than 30 tornadoes across the central U.S., damaging homes in Oklahoma, demolishing a rack track grandstand in Missouri and drenching waterlogged states with more water and more flooding.
Fire crackers explode near supporters of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto during clashes with the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after six people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month's presidential election.
Indian supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hold colour smoke crackers as they celebrate on the vote results day for India's general election in Siliguri on May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on course on May 23 for a major victory in the world's biggest election, with early trends suggesting his Hindu nationalist party will win a bigger majority even than 2014.
Afghan burqa-clad women sit as they receive aid items by a charity during the holy month of Ramdan in Herat province on May 23, 2019. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk.
Aerobatic pilots Sean D. Tucker and Jessy Panzer (foreground) of Team Oracle fly down the Hudson River past the World Trade Center in New York on May 22, 2019 during a media day in advance of the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach over Memorial Day weekend. Tucker will be performing at air shows this summer and fall alongside Jessy Panzer, the only civilian female formation airshow pilot in the United States.
This picture taken on May 23, 2019 shows smoke plumes rising following reported Syrian government forces' bombardment on the town of Khan Sheikhun in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province.
A car is trapped under the fallen metal roof of the Break Time gas station and convenience store in tornado-hit Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday, May 23, 2019. The National Weather Service has confirmed a large and destructive tornado has touched down in Missouri's state capital, causing heavy damage and trapping multiple people in the wreckage of their homes.
Mr Hunt told The Sunday Times: “If I was prime minister, I’d be the first prime minister in living memory who has been an entrepreneur by background.
“Doing deals is my bread and butter as someone who has set up their own business.”
Mr Hunt’s emphasis on his entrepreneurial past is being seen as swipe at Mr Johnson who reportedly once said “f*** business” in relation to Brexit.
In a reference to mythical sea monsters, Mr Hunt said. “The real question is: who has got the experience to avoid the Scylla and Charybdis of no deal or no Brexit. I’ve got very important experience in that respect.
“We can never take no deal off the table but the best way of avoiding it is to make sure you have someone who is capable of negotiating a deal.”
The comments came after Mr Johnson insisted he would take the UK out of the EU on October 31 with or without a deal.
Mr Raab has told the Mail on Sunday he would prefer to leave the EU with a deal, but said the UK must “calmly demonstrate unflinching resolve to leave in October – at the latest”.
Mrs Leadsom, whose resignation helped trigger Mrs May’s dramatic resignation statement, told The Sunday Times that if elected PM, the UK would quit the EU in October with or without a deal.
She said: “To succeed in a negotiation you have to be prepared to walk away.”
Sparks began to fly in the contest with Mr Stewart saying he would refuse to serve in a government led by Mr Johnson as he appeared to compare the ex-foreign secretary to Pinocchio.
Mr Stewart was scathing about Mr Johnson’s no deal stance, insisting that such a position was “damaging and dishonest”.
He told the BBC: “I could not serve in a government whose policy was to push this country into a no-deal Brexit.
Britain's former Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom reacts as she leaves from her home in London on May 23, 2019. - UK House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom announced her resignation from the government on Wednesday over Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of the Brexit crisis. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISABEL INFANTES/AFP/Getty Images)
“I could not serve with Boris Johnson.”
In a clear dig at Mr Johnson, the International Development Secretary tweeted: “The star name will not always be the best choice.
“There may be times when Jiminy Cricket would make a better leader than Pinocchio.”
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was running for leader because the party needed to look to the future and attract younger voters.
The new Tory leader looks set to take over as prime minister at the end of July after Mrs May finally laid out a timetable for her exit from Downing Street.
The timetable for the contest will see nominations close in the week of June 10, with MPs involved in a series of votes to whittle down what is set to be a crowded field to a final two contenders.
Tory party members will then decide who wins the run-off.
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Ex-football coach Bob Higgins (pictured) has today been found guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court of 45 charges of indecent assault against teenage boys. Bournemouth Crown Court heard Bob Higgins, 66, abused his position as a youth coach at Southampton and Peterborough United to abuse 23 aspiring footballers - who knew he was the 'Kingmaker' who had 'supreme power' over their sporting futures. Higgins was accused of 51 offences between 1971 and 1996 but was cleared of five while the jury - who deliberated for 41 hours - could not reach a verdict on the final count. 
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Maltese authorities say they have rescued 216 migrants aboard two dinghies in distress in the Mediterranean Sea near Malta. The migrants were rescued Friday night by the Armed Forces of Malta and are being taken to Malta where they will be examined by doctors and given the chance to seek asylum. © Thomson Reuters Migrants sit on an Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat before disembarking at its base in Marsamxett Harbour, Valletta, Malta May 25, 2019. The Times of Malta newspaper reports that men, women and children were aboard the rubber boats. 
The number of candidates vying to reside at Number 10 has reached double figures. 
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