Johnson Sets Stall as Gove Faces Cocaine Backlash: Brexit Update
Boris Johnson and Michael Gove
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Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as Conservative party leader and prime minister, vowed to take the U.K. out of the European Union with or without a deal on Oct. 31 and promised to hold onto money owed to the bloc until the terms of the divorce become more favorable. Michael Gove is battling revelations about his cocaine use, as candidates set out their stalls before the list of applicants is finalized on Monday.