Brexit: Michael Gove joins race for UK PM

The prospect of a “no deal” Brexit was fast becoming the central battle of the race to succeed Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday, as environment minister Michael Gove became the latest candidate to declare.

May said on Friday she was quitting over her failure to deliver Brexit, potentially opening the way for a new leader who could seek a more divisive split with the European Union and lead to confrontation with the bloc or a possible parliamentary election.