I think honestly that Michael [Gove] came to this decision[Prime Minister candidate] very late, that he needed to step up.

I didn't think I was the right person to do that job but I do think Michael Gove is and that's why I'm backing him.

I think it's too soon. We are less than 24 hours since the polls closed, it's too soon to speculate. There's all sorts of names, I'm sure, around.

I have concluded unequivocally that the right person is Michael Gove and I am delighted to be endorsing his candidacy.

What is good is the fact that we've got a broad selection of candidates [for Prime Minister]... to choose from, representing a diverse set of backgrounds, a diverse set of perspectives.

There is definitely a mood in the party for making sure that two cabinet heavyweights we have got, who come from different traditions, different sides of the EU referendum campaign, Theresa May and Michael Gove - it would be right to put them to the party in the country.

Let's be honest, the fact that Michael [Gove] announced very late in the process this morning that he was going to put his name forward, showed how much he had wrestled with this.