Fox eliminated from the leadership race in the first round, as May tops the ballot with 165 votes
Leadsom came second with 66, followed by Gove on 48 and Crabb on 34.
Leadsom came second with 66, followed by Gove on 48 and Crabb on 34.
“…with Michael as Prime Minister we’d go to war with at least three countries at once…”
An awesome responsibility will greet the eventual winner. The new Prime Minister must rise to the greatest national challenge since that which confronted Churchill.
“I think that I’m somebody with a strong grasp of some of the social and economic divisions in our country and with a sense of direction for the future.”
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The case for Fox. He will ensure that promotion is based on merit – not upon which dinner party you attend. And he wants a directly-elected Party Chairman.
“I think it is preferable to be a Brexiteer rather than a Remainer.”
An under-reported contributor to this week’s events is that they aren’t getting enough sleep.
Fox looks marooned. Gove is fighting to stay afloat…and the wind is in the sails of the Energy Minister.
Plus: Leadsom comes up on the rails. Why men should never wear red trousers. And: 100 years on from the Battle of the Somme.
“Each job has for me been an enriching and learning experience – and I believe that experience matters.”
Today, the Home Secretary’s distance and difference from the two men who have run the Government and the two others who planned to succeed them is serving her in good stead.
Great entertainment, perhaps; baleful overtones for Party and country, certainly.
Fox and Leadsom are on 13 per cent, Crabb is on 9 per cent, the rest are nowhere.