Michael Gove is asked how much progress he would have to see in renegotiating the Brexit deal in order to contemplate a delay to the UK's exit.

The environment secretary replies that he would want to see changes to the non-binding political declaration accompanying the withdrawal agreement.

He adds that people would also need to "have confidence" that progress was being made to replace the Irish border backstop plan with "alternative arrangements".

After replying to the second question, Michael Gove departs.

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It is put to Tory MP Sir Alan Duncan that Boris Johnson is the winning candidate among the Conservative Party membership.

Sir Alan - who is supporting Jeremy Hunt for the top job - says the membership is "an older electorate" and "there will be questions about the suitability for government."

"Every single Foreign Office minister who has worked with Boris Johnson is voting for someone else," he adds.

"I think that speaks volumes."

At the Times event, Michael Gove is now taking questions from the assembled audience of business leaders.

Asked for evidence that the public still wants to leave the EU, he says "almost all the polling evidence" points in that direction.

He adds that there is a "clear mandate" to deliver Brexit - and that although younger voters skewed to Remain, "many" of them did want to leave.

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Sajid Javid-supporter Mims Davies MP says she believes her candidate will "cut through" with the electorate, arguing that he represents "modern, progressive, Britain".

She describes Mr Javid as "a very compelling candidate".

Asked whether Boris Johnson is the most likely of the candidates to win a general election, Mr Gove says "what is sometimes deemed electability" is a "complex" area.

Pressed on whether he will stay in the race, the environment secretary says he has "seen what being prime minister takes" and he is not going to give up.

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Asked about Sajid Javid's chances of making the final two, broadcaster - and committed Brexiteer - Julia Hartley-Brewer says it is "not looking very good".

"He somehow seems to have been caught out between the strong Leavers and strong Remainers," she says.

However, she also praises his new campaign video.

Conservative MP Lucy Allan asks leadership hopeful Sajid Javid the key question about his campaign video.

Asked about the importance of character in politics, Michael Gove says the best administrations "have different characters in them".

Asked whether he he has been "surprised" by the backlash over his confession of drug-taking 20 years ago, he says people sometimes "succumb to human frailty".

"We are all sinners in a fallen world", he adds.

Asked whether he would be prepared to "do a deal" with Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, Michael Gove replies: "I don't think that would be a good idea."

Pressed on whether it would be good for the Tories to have another old Etonian as prime minister, he says people worry more about what politicians do in office than where they went to school.

He also continues his criticism of Boris Johnson's pledge to cut income tax bills for people earning more than £50,000 a year, calling them "mistaken".

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The leadership candidates have been setting out their plans to renegotiate the Brexit deal reached by Theresa May.

However, so far, EU leaders have been firm in their insistence that the withdrawal agreement cannot be renegotiated. This is what they've said recently:

• Michel Barnier: "The point is to know whether the UK still wants to leave in an orderly manner. If this answer is ‘yes’... the withdrawal agreement is the only one possible." (7 June)
• Jean-Claude Juncker: "I will have a short meeting with Theresa May, but I was crystal clear: There will be no renegotiation." (28 May)
• Donald Tusk: "We cannot give up seeking - until the very last moment - a positive solution - of course without opening up the withdrawal agreement." (20 March)

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Leadership contender and Environment Secretary Michael Gove is answering questions at an event for business leaders hosted by the Times newspaper.

Asked how much of a delay he would be prepared to accept to conclude a deal with the EU, he repeats that he would be a "big mistake" to walk away from a deal if it were nearly there.

He adds that a no-deal Brexit is "not a desirable" outcome, and it would be "much better" to leave with an agreement.

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A full stop, a time limit or "removing the monstrosity" - how do Tory contenders view the Brexit backstop? Read more.

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Speaking to the BBC, ex-Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith explains why he is supporting Boris Johnson.

"We don't have time to develop someone unknown - we have to go with someone the public already knows," he says.

"We also need someone who is clear that we have to leave by 31 October."

He says Boris Johnson is "more ready for this than he was at the time of the referendum".

"There is a new sense to him - a new sense and a new look.

"I think there is a sharper, more focused edge to Boris than there was two years ago."

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Over in the House of Commons Business Secretary Greg Clark is taking questions from MPs.

This will be followed by an urgent question from Labour on the end of universal free TV licences for over-75s.

Two statutory instruments will then be debated, on consumer rights and child support.

Next, will be a general debate on Sustainable Development Goals - the UN targets aimed at tackling poverty, hunger, climate change and other global problems.

Click here to watch the action live.

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Nicola Sturgeon has said the chances of the House of Commons reaching a compromise over Brexit have “all but disappeared” as a result of the Tory leadership contest - which she described as “a horror show”.

The first minister of Scotland gave a speech at a think tank in Brussels, following a meeting with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and ahead of a meeting with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.

She said Scotland shared the values of the EU and accused Labour of being a significant roadblock to fighting Brexit in Parliament, in part because getting them to reach a “definitive position” was proving very difficult.

She also said the UK government would find its opposition to another independence referendum “difficult to sustain", and described reports that the foreign secretary had vetoed Foreign Office support for her trip to Brussels as an attempt to undermine a devolved government.

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After yesterday's awkward encounter between Lorraine Kelly and Esther McVey, the TV presenter has expanded on her thoughts about the leadership hopeful.

When asked if she agreed with Esther McVey's politics, Lorraine Kelly replied: "I just got sick to the back teeth of the whole toxic political atmosphere.

"I strongly disagree with her on LGBT rights and I just felt like I've had enough of this.

"We've had two-and-a-half years of going round in circles over Brexit and now we've got people at each other's throats and it's got to stop."