▁and ▁intellectual ▁but ▁simply ▁put ". ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁G ove ▁refused ▁to ▁declare ▁a ▁climate ▁emer gency ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁after ▁having ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁Ext inction ▁Reb ell ion . ▁Despite ▁G ove ' s ▁ref us al , ▁Parliament ▁passed ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁declare ▁a ▁climate ▁emer gency . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁G ove ▁argued ▁that ▁" we ▁didn ' t ▁vote ▁to ▁leave ▁without ▁a ▁deal . ▁That ▁wasn ' t ▁the ▁message ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁I ▁helped ▁lead . ▁During ▁that ▁campaign , ▁we ▁said ▁we ▁should ▁do ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁EU ▁and ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁free ▁trade ▁de als ▁that ▁covers ▁all ▁Europe , ▁from ▁I cel and ▁to ▁Turkey ". ▁ ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁leadership ▁candidate ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁G ove ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁stand ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁leadership ▁following ▁Ther esa ▁May ' s ▁res ignation , ▁becoming ▁the ▁e ighth ▁candidate ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁contest . ▁He ▁promised ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁charge ▁for ▁UK ▁citizens hip ▁applications ▁from ▁EU ▁national s ▁if ▁elected , ▁and ▁to ▁replace ▁V AT ▁with ▁a ▁" sim pler ▁sales ▁tax ". ▁He ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁sc rap ▁the ▁High ▁Speed ▁ 2 ▁rail ▁project ▁and ▁increase ▁school ▁fund ing ▁by ▁£ 1 ▁billion . ▁ ▁By ▁ 5 ▁June , ▁Bor is ▁Johnson ▁became ▁the ▁clear