“We can not turn our backs on Europe, we are part of Europe, our children and our grandchildren will continue to have a wonderful future as Europeans, travelling to the continent, understanding the languages and the cultures that make up our common European civilisation”, Johnson said.
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Contenders for the role of Tory leader include prominent Vote Leave campaigner Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Theresa May – who is popular among grassroots members and maintained a low profile during the campaign.
Mr Johnson was pictured welcoming Remain campaigners Jake Berry, Amanda Milling and Ben Wallace, alongside Leave’s Nigel Adams to his Oxfordshire home on Sunday. The UK is not “turning its back” on Europe, Johnson said.
Jeremy Hunt, who announced his intention to run for leader, received one per cent.
After the Leave campaign led by Mr Johnson fought the referendum campaign on a promise to cut immigration, staying in the single market at this cost would be seen as a betrayal of Brexit voters.
Tory MPs will vote to whittle down the list of hopefuls to a final shortlist of two to be put before the party membership across the country.
The “leave” campaign had argued that applying the points-based system that is in place for non-EU migrants coming to the United Kingdom to European Union citizens would bring down net migration.
He said the best Prime Minister would be “the candidate who is able now to articulate the clearest, crispest version of what relationship we are seeking, which in my view involves the best possible terms of trade for services and goods”.
There will be questions about the future of other areas, whether Britain wants to hear them or not.
Mr Johnson, who was not in the House of Commons chamber yesterday, is considered the frontrunner to replace Mr Cameron and is expected to announce his candidacy this week.
“But I think now we’ve got to move beyond that argument”.
Shehab Khan told Sputink: “Extra-marital affairs and personal issue pegged back Boris’ career and led to David Cameron – essentially – leapfrogging him [and becoming leader of the Conservatives]”.
Asked if he would continue to serve as a minister after Mr Cameron goes, he said it was “absolutely a decision for the next prime minister”.
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The biggest casualty of the Remain campaign was Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, a close friend of Cameron who was for a long time considered the favourite to succeed him.
