– The Tories slumped to fifth in the European Elections with just 9% of the vote – the worst result in their history
– Leadership favourite Boris Johnson said the rout might become ‚permanent haemorrhage‘ without action
– Sajid Javid became the ninth MP to join leadership race, saying: ‚First and foremost, we must deliver Brexit.‘
– Rival Jeremy Hunt said party faced an ‚existential risk‘ without way out of the impasse that has delayed Brexit
– Andrea Leadsom said the UK ‚should never have been fighting these elections‘ and pushed her vision
– Dominic Raab warned voters could ‚rightly kick us out ‚ and said he would leave by October 31 ‚at the latest‘