A BBC Question Time audience member, who said he was a paid-up Conservative Party member, was booed after claiming he would back Boris Johnson. The former foreign secretary is among the favourites to take over from Theresa May as the Prime Minister steps down as Conservative Party leader on Friday. Speaking on BBC’s Question Time, a Conservative member insisted he could not support Environment Secretary Michael Gove and would be backing Mr Johnson, as he snapped at Conservative MP Nicky Morgan.

He said: “Nicky, I hate to offend you but the reason why a lot of the Conservative voters have gone to the Brexit Party is that you’re supporting a man like Gove who stated he wants to push Brexit even further back.

“It was an insult to the British people that we didn’t vote on March 29. Why should I vote for you?

“I’m a member but I’m certainly not going to be putting my vote towards Gove.

“It’s going to be towards Boris Johnson.”

The crowd can feel how they want. I am passionate to leave the EU on October 31

BBC Question Time audience member

Some members of the BBC Question Time audience started to boo and groan prompting a furious response from the Tory member.

He raged: “The crowd can feel how they want. I am passionate to leave the EU on October 31.”

Nicky Morgan responded to the audience member, saying: “It’s a very good challenge and Michael Gove very much wants to leave on October 31.

“If we could leave earlier that would be fantastic but the point is if we are nearly there with a deal.”

She added: “As a fellow Conservative, a no deal Brexit will have considerable damage.

“Why would we want to put the country thought that? If as Michael is saying, we have a couple more days or weeks.

“Not an endless delay. We’ve got to do the responsible thing.”

So far 11 Conservative MPs put their names forward to take over from Mrs May when she steps down as party leader.

Mr Johnson is among the favourites and has pledged to deliver Brexit at the end of October “with or without” an EU agreement.

Earlier this week, Environment Secretary Mr Gove signalled he would be prepared to delay Brexit to ensure the UK gets a deal.

On Thursday, Mrs May’s spokesman told the Guardian she would not hand over the keys to Number 10 until she can “say to the Queen that she is stepping aside and believes that someone else can command the confidence of the House”.

This means Mrs May’s successor as Tory leader could avoid facing an immediate no confidence vote in the Commons as ministers consider sending MPs home early for their summer break.

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