[Michael] Gove will be the underdog fighting for the underdog in this leadership race..

Ultimately what is not needed now is recriminations..

Boris [Johnson] was cavalier with assurances he made. We're picking a prime minister here to lead the country, not a school prefect..

I think that Michael [Gove] felt things had changed..

Michael Gove is the right leader for the country ... He can speak out to the aspirational underdog in our society, the kid from the council estate..

No one fights with more principle and passion than Michael Gove..

Putting together a really strong unifying team was an absolute condition. When that fell away, I think that Michael [Gove] felt things had changed..

Michael Gove is the right leader for the country..

We were striving and struggling not just for a dream ticket, but a dream team....

I also think when it comes to delivering on Brexit, we need someone with a passion but also the mastery of the detail..