Published on 30 Jun 2016
Conservative
grandee and former leadership contender Lord Heseltine has launched a
scathing attack on Boris Johnson, accusing him of creating the "greatest
constitutional crisis in modern times". Mr Heseltine, a former deputy
prime minister, told the BBC the former London mayor had "ripped the
(Conservative) party apart." Lord Heseltine described Mr Johnson as
"like a general, that led his army to the sound of guns, and at the
sight of the battlefield abandoned the field."
Published on 30 Jun 2016
Boris
Johnson, announcing he will not stand as Conservative leader says:
"Having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances of
Parliament I have concluded that person cannot be me."
Published on 30 Jun 2016
Michael
Gove has said he chose to run for the Conservative Party leadership
after deciding "reluctantly but firmly" that Boris Johnson was not
capable of uniting the party or the country. "It had to fall to someone
else... I felt it had to fall to me," the justice secretary told the
BBC. Mr Gove - who was expected to back Boris Johnson's candidacy - said
he made his decision on Wednesday evening. Following his surprise
announcement, Mr Johnson withdrew from the race. 
