Brexit live: Tory MPs begin voting to choose new leader – and prime minister

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9.00am BST

Good morning. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Claire.

Nigel Farage, the outgoing Ukip leader, has been on LBC this morning. He has joined the large chorus of Brexit politicians (and remain ones too) criticising Theresa May for refusing to promise EU nationals living in the UK that they will definitely be allowed to stay. These are from LBC’s Theo Usherwood.

Nigel Farage on LBC now: I might watch a bit of cricket, catch the odd fish, go to the pub…. I wouldn’t mind a bit of normality.

Farage: If I can help behind the scenes with the Brexit negotiations then I would be happy to do so.

Farage: I am disgusted at the way May has been speaking. The EU nationals living in the UK came here legally and they have protected rights.

8.42am BST

It was mainly Conservative MPs who were drinking in the House of Commons bars last night as many discussed how the leadership candidates had performed in the hustings.

Some joked that Andrea Leadsom had lost them when she began to talk about “frontal lobes” and her “3 B’s – Brussels, banks and babies”. The reference was to the attachment theory between parents and newborns and the impact on brain development, something she is passionate about.

8.32am BST

Crabb voted against same-sex marriage and has come in for criticism – particularly since he launched his leadership bid – for his views.

He told the BBC his objection had been on the “narrow issue of protection of religious freedom”:

I’m very happy with the outcome of the vote … I totally, totally support equal marriage in law.

I don’t want anybody in society feeling second best.

It’s certainly not part of my Christian outlook.

8.29am BST

Asked about his proposal for a £100bn Growing Britain fund – borrowing to invest in infrastructure projects – Crabb mentioned (a few times) the need for “bold choices”:

We’re at a major turning point … if we’re going to turn this [Brexit] to our advantage, we need to make some different economic choices.

It will always be a hallmark of a Conservative government to put a really strong emphasis on fiscal discipline and controlling spending.

[But] Britain has to forge a new future in the world.

8.23am BST

Stephen Crabb, work and pensions secretary and wannabe prime minister, is on the Today programme. He’s repeated his argument that the status of EU nationals already living in the UK should not be used as bargaining chips in Brexit negotiations:

The idea that we will be at some sort of Checkpoint Charlie scenario, arguing over who’s going to live in which countries … is not going to happen.

I think it’s a mistake for people to rush out to set out a timetable right now for activating article 50 … The dust hasn’t begun to settle. [The new PM] needs to take stock and work up a clear vision of what is in the national interest.

Some of the other candidates … have felt under pressure to set out now what their timetable would be. We need to take a whole UK perspective on this … the mayor of London has got a role in those kinds of discussions.

8.11am BST

The Bank of England will released its latest financial stability report at 10.30am, assessing the state of the UK’s economy. It looks rather more unstable than two weeks ago, of course, since the EU referendum vote turned politics on its head and put business confidence on its knees.

Then at 11am, Mark Carney will hold a press conference to explain the Bank’s thinking, and any new measures it is taking to tackle the crisis.

Related: Mark Carney to outline Bank of England’s Brexit stability moves – business live

8.06am BST

Buzzfeed’s Jim Waterson reports that Raheem Kassam, editor-in-chief of the UK outlet of rightwing news site Breitbart, and a former aide to Nigel Farage, is thinking of throwing his hat into the Ukip leadership ring. Sort of:

I intend to shake up the leadership contest. Maybe by running. Maybe another way. Farage knows and he told me by way of third party that it was a good idea. Don’t know if that is true or not, to be honest.

.@RaheemKassam says “breaking point” poster was poorly executed but “message was fine” #newsnight

7.47am BST

If you had to pick one of the Tory leadership contenders to describe as a “warrior for the dispossessed”, who would it be?

For Nicky Morgan, writing in the Telegraph this morning, it’s her predecessor as education secretary, Michael Gove. And so he ought to be the prime minister, she says:

It needs someone who will stand up for what’s right and not hide from big decisions. Someone with the ideas, passion and energy to get the job done. Someone who, through courageous and long-overdue education reforms (which I’ve had the privilege to build on) and wide-ranging changes to the way the criminal justice system works, has done more to transform the life chances of the most disadvantaged than any other Cabinet minister of recent times. Someone with an unshakeable commitment to being a ‘warrior for the dispossessed’.

Michael Gove offers the change and the leadership we need if we are to meet this moment with the hard-headed response it demands.

7.36am BST

Should Suzanne Evans – currently suspended from the party – be allowed to stand in the Ukip leadership, Nuttall is asked.

[It’s] not my decision, unfortunately. Suzanne is a fantastic frontwoman for the party and I hope Suzanne comes back into the party. If the national executive committee says that Suzanne is able to stand, then I will back them absolutely 100%.

I don’t have a problem on a personal level with Douglas Carswell at all … unity is the key.

7.33am BST

Reminded of a blogpost he wrote on 2010 (deleted but archived here) saying that “the very existence of the NHS stifles competition”, Nuttall tells the BBC:

I said that back in 2010 … I believe that lack of competition within the NHS does stifle … particularly in procurement. We could bring in private companies to buy on behalf of the NHS. The NHS should still be free at the point of delivery … I’ve never said anything else.

7.27am BST

Ukip also needs to stick around, Nuttall argues, to make sure Brexit actually happens:

We have to be there to ensure we hold the next prime minister’s feet to the fire to ensure they don’t backslide.

7.26am BST

Paul Nuttall, Ukip’s deputy leader and likely contender to stand for the top job after Nigel Farage’s resignation, has been speaking on the Today programme.

Farage really is going this time, Nuttall says:

Nigel has been a brilliant leader … he’s taken us from literally nothing … He really is going out on a high.

Ten years ago Ukip was a single-issue pressure group … That isn’t the case any more.

7.13am BST

Jo Johnson – previously backing his brother Boris (and we know these things aren’t guaranteed) – has switched his support to Theresa May:

It’s Theresa May. No question. #TM4PM @TheresaMay2016

6.49am BST

Good morning and welcome to our daily politics, leadership jousts and Brexit fallout coverage. I’m kicking things off with the morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead and steering the live blog until Andrew Sparrow takes his seat.

Do come and chat in the comments below or find me on Twitter @Claire_Phipps.

We are not leaving our party. We are going to fight and we are going to win!

I have the support to run and resolve this impasse, and I will do so if Jeremy doesn’t take action soon.

When we do things together we are very strong. Now is the time to come together.

Britain will remain a member of the EU in the future. In five years, there will still be 28 member states. When you look at all of those [companies] who want to move to the EU, it’s a wakeup call for Britain not to leave in the end.

When you get divorced, you do not get to stay at home. You have to leave the common house.

We cannot continue with a system in which on French territory the British authorities decide the people that can be welcomed and can be rejected. That is not acceptable.

Registered supporters have no “ongoing” relationship with the party and would thus have to sign up again, under Labour party rules. There is also no rule on the registered supporter fee remaining at £3, or on the timeframe in which new members should be allowed to sign up, which is a matter for the national executive committee (NEC) to decide.

“It could be free, it could be £50,000 – there’s nothing to say it has to be £3,” a Labour source told the Guardian.

YouGov Tory members poll. Behold utter destruction of Gove’s reputation – in under a week, from +41 to -20 http://pic.twitter.com/PfgQZxvSAv

Le vrai facteur d’incertitude, c’est, à supposer que l’article 50 soit déclenché, les conditions dans lesquelles le Royaume-Uni effectuera des transactions commerciales avec l’Union européenne (UE). L’hypothèse favorable, c’est un accord à la norvégienne. C’est politiquement difficile, car le pays y aurait toutes les obligations des membres de l’UE, notamment la libre circulation des personnes, mais aucun droit. Mais ce serait le plus raisonnable économiquement …

Mais nous n’avons pas la moindre idée ni du délai, ni de l’issue des négociations entre Londres et l’UE.

It would be sheer madness to contemplate even for a moment giving up Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent. And there is no room for compromise, and no room for cheese paring.

We need a full fleet of four submarines, capable between them of providing what the military call ‘Continuous At Sea Deterrence’, or permanent, around-the-clock cover. Doing so will send an important message that, as Britain leaves the European Union, we remain committed to working alongside our Nato allies and playing our full role in the world …

A former shadow cabinet minister describes this as a ‘clause 1 rather than a clause 4 moment’ because the first line of the party’s constitution defines its purpose as ‘to organise and maintain in parliament and in the country a political Labour party’.

What is fascinating, though, is that a growing number of MPs, peers, candidates and advisers now believe that it is time to start again with a new party of the centre left. Three months ago it was seen as foolish, or even heretical, to suggest such a thing, but since the EU referendum the idea has become mainstream. The Brexit vote has changed everything, with a former cabinet minister talking of the exciting possibilities for a ‘party of the 48%’ … One of those involved behind the scenes [says]: ‘There’s a massive opportunity for a pro-business, socially liberal party in favour of the EU.’

Of course the head rat would leave the sinking ship.

“Of course the head rat would leave the sinking ship” – Christoph Waltz reacts to @Nige_ Farage stepping down https://t.co/TG3iXxJRb0

Happy Independence Day!! The original #Brexit #happy4thofjuly http://pic.twitter.com/1s6mqb86hB

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