I'm confident that he'll pull through because, if there's one thing I know about this prime minister, he's a fighter, he'll be back at the helm leading us through this crisis in short order.

Dominic Raab

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

details passion thinking

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.

speaks-out country kids

Michael Gove is the right leader for the country. by Dominic Raab

Michael Gove is the right leader for the country.

[Michael] Gove will be the underdog fighting for the underdog in... by Dominic Raab

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

underdog fighting race

Ultimately what is not needed now is recriminations. by Dominic Raab

Ultimately what is not needed now is recriminations.

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

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

felt changed thinking

We were striving and struggling not just for a dream ticket, but... by Dominic Raab

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

team struggle dream

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

prime country school

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

team strong thinking

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

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

passion fighting principles

I knock on doors every day, no one gives a toss about the social media cut and thrust. What they care about is the substance of the issues, and of course there's a huge amount of scepticism about the claims of all politicians.

It matters that we have an instant rebuttal. by Dominic Raab

It matters that we have an instant rebuttal.

We were shocked and appalled by the mistreatment he suffered while in Chinese detention, which amounts to torture.

Weve got a real opportunity now to get Brexit delivered faithful to the referendum, move on as a Government, and I think as a country, and lift the clouds of Brexit.

We have pressed strongly for a waiver of immunity, so that justice can be done... Whilst the US government has steadfastly declined to give that waiver, that is not the end of the matter.

We don't systematically step in with the taxpayers' money when businesses are going under unless there's a good strategic national interest.

We ... hope that it (Thomas Cook) can continue but in any event, as you would expect, we've got the contingency planning in place to make sure that in any worst-case scenario we can support all those who might otherwise be stranded.

Of course we will respect whatever the legal ruling is from the Supreme Court, whether it's tomorrow or later in the week.

We would wait to see and hope that it (Thomas Cook) can continue but in any event, as you would expect, we've got the contingency planning in place to make sure that in any worst-case scenario we can support all those who might otherwise be stranded.

Our requirements are very clear: we want to remove the anti-democratic backstop and we want to be able to transition our future relationship to a best in class free trade agreement.