Brexit: Gove on  'knifing' Boris Johnson
LONDON, 1 Jul - (ANA) - British Justice Secretary Michael Gove today admitted he was 'limited' and had no charisma, but insisted he had no choice about stabbing Brexit ally Boris Johnson in the back. He said his politics came from the 'heart' and portrayed himself as the 'change' candidate - saying he would pump £100million a week extra into the health service and end free movement to curb immigration once Britain leaves the EU. He argued that rival Theresa May was not suitable to lead the country now because she had supported a Remain vote. Mr Johnson's allies have warned there is a 'deep pit in Hell' waiting for Mr Gove after he turned on his fellow Brexit champion. And an aide is said to have texted a journalist: 'Gove is a c*** who set this up from the start.'  This morning former Chancellor Ken Clarke waded into the row, saying Gove should 'do us all a favour' and drop his leadership bid. Accosted by journalists as he left his London home this morning, former London mayor Johnson dismissed suggestions he was running away from his responsibilities as 'rubbish'. ‘I cannot now, unfortunately, get on with what I wanted to do. That’s up to somebody else now and I wish him every possible success,' he said. Speaking at the offices of think-tank Policy Exchange, Mr Gove said he was running for leader to help Britain ‘embrace this opportunity for change with optimism and conviction’. But he admitted: ‘I never thought I’d ever be in this position. I did not want it, indeed I did almost everything not be a candidate for the leadership of this party. 'I was so very reluctant because I know my limitations. Whatever charisma is I don’t have it, whatever glamour may be I don’t think anyone could ever associate me with it. 'But – at every step in my political life – I’ve asked myself one question. 'What is the right thing to do. What does your heart tell you. However inconvenient, however difficult, whatever personal risks it may entail.'  The Justice Secretary devoted an extensive section of his speech to his personal back story and recounting his adoption as a four-month baby. He quoted his mother as telling him ‘son, you didn't grow under my heart, you grew in it’ and said growing up had shown him the importance of a good start in life.(ANA)

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