Rory Stewart performed a screeching u-turn today, saying he would be prepared to serve Boris Johnson if he becomes Prime Minister hours after threatening to set up a rebel Parliament against him. The abrupt change of heart came as Matt Hancock pulled out of the leadership contest - amid squabbling over who should take on runaway favourite Mr Johnson. Mr Stewart is now the third favourite to win with Ladbrokes. Mr Johnson took a massive step towards Downing Street yesterday as he stormed home in the opening round of the Tory leadership battle. Mr Stewart's surprise willingness to serve today comes less than a month after he explicitly said he could not serve in a government led by Mr Johnson as he branded a No Deal Brexit 'dishonest'.

Source: Daily Mail June 14, 2019 09:11 UTC