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Live updates: Leadsom motherhood row

Andrea Leadsom has appeared to suggest being a mother makes her a better choice for prime minister than Theresa May, who has no children.

Latest updates:

  • The comments, made in an interview with The Times, have sparked a backlash
  • Leadsom said she was "disgusted" and accused the newspaper of "gutter journalism"
  • The Times has defended its story, releasing an audio recording and transcript
  • A Tory backbencher told ITV News that Leadsom should withdraw from leadership race
  • Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Leadsom's 'personal criticism' was 'unfair and wrong'
  • Leadsom said she has apologised to Theresa May
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Davis: Leadsom too inexperienced to be prime minister

David Davis appears on The Andrew Marr Show. Credit: BBC/The Andrew Marr Show

Andrea Leadsom does not have the "experience" to be prime minister, David Davis has said.

The Conservative MP said that the junior minister was "leaping to the most difficult job in government at the most difficult point in our history".

The former Tory leadership candidate added that it was not through "intelligence" or a "lack of goodwill" that he thought Ms Leadsom was not suitable for the top job, it was simply due to a lack of "experience".

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