Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including the third round of Tory leadership voting and May and Corbyn at PMQs 3.01pm BST On the World at One Dominic Raab, the former Brexit secretary who is now backing Boris Johnson after being eliminated from the Tory leadership contest yesterday (see 11.50am), was asked about concerns that Johnson is not as wholly committed to leaving the EU by 31 October as he claims to be.The presenter, Ed Stourton, asked Raab if Johnson had looked him in the eye and said the UK would definitely be out by 31 October, no ifs, no buts. “Yes,” said Raab. 2.54pm BST From the Observer’s Nick CohenTalked to a Tory MP last night who was backing Johnson”Do you think he’d be any good as PM””No””What on earth will he do about Brexit”?”No one knows””Why do you want him, then?””He’s the best hope we’ve got””By ‘we” you don’t mean Britain do you?””No the party, of course” Continue reading…
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