The Justice Secretary said he “can’t support a policy of being prepared to leave the EU without a deal.”
Our pre-Commons stage take was that Johnson is best placed to do so on time. As ballot papers are returned, we stick by that judgement.
The front-runner has so far played it safe when it comes to the media, but the BBC’s premier political interviewer could yet make mincemeat of him.
Each week, we are summarising the announcements made by those vying to succeed May as Prime Minister.
Here’s this week’s Huffington Post “Commons People” podcast, with this site’s editor as one of the contributors.
Plus: Johnson, not a populist. Hunt’s beside manner. Lewis and his highly professional CCHQ team. And: the courage of 16 year old Ajay.
His passion for social justice was reinforced by a visit to Michaela Community School – of which I was Chairman of Governors.
Also: Next Prime Minister faces tricky questions on devolution, same-sex marriage, and abortion in Ulster; and May orders a review of devolution – will it do any good?
There are all these ghastly photos of them hugging passers by and avoiding difficult questions.
He is an admirably English candidate, a sensitive and prudent man who can be relied on to behave like an officer and a gentleman.
Associations are on alert after an unidentified man phoned members to demand urgent payments to secure their right to vote in the forthcoming ballot.
It shows in detail what people make of the two candidates vying to be their next Prime Minister – particularly their appeal to voters who are not already Tories.