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1. Boles says the PM has 'mismanaged and misunderstood' Brexit by only trying please the Tory party, never trying to construct a plan for the whole country, but party is gripped in combination of 'cowardice' from Remainers and 'dogma' from the Brexiteers that is 'not pretty'
2. He says maybe 'inevitable' that he'd end up leaving party, but that it was 'profoundly depressing' last night, when ministers in govt who'd promised they'd back his compromise plan, failed to vote that way in the end
3. Boles questions whether all politics heading for a bigger shakeup as the 'meteor' of Brexit has smashed everything up - warns that Tories might be heading for more than a decade in opposition to recover because it 'doesn't really exist anymore'
4. While Cabinet still stuck inside No 10, Boles condemns them, saying they have been 'cowardly, instead of brave', and 'too selfish' - and that 'no one in Cabinet now or since 2017 has earned the right to lead the country'
5. Last thought for now - full story + clips up as soon as we can - but Boles admits Remainers 'missed the boat' when others like @Anna_Soubry were arguing months ago for move to a softer Brexit - and as a group they've been slow to come together around an alternative plan
