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Conservative MP for North East Somerset, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has highlighted the importance of any future Prime Minister being able to deliver Brexit by the end of October this year. The quick remark came after a caller suggested Rory Stewart was the best person to take the party forward after Theresa May. Speaking on LBC, the caller, known as Nick, said: “I am really very keen to see this contest go further because we have some excellent individuals bidding for this job.

“I don’t think Boris is the man for the job. Unfortunately, he might have been a year ago but not today - I think he's passed on his sell-by-date. “I would like to see somebody who can take the party, not only through Brexit term, but also see the Conservative Party into the future. “The money for me is on Rory Stewart. He is the man that would apply for a new generation.” The caller also claimed that Mr Johnson had “lost his gloss.”

Jacob Rees-Mogg outlined why the future Tory PM must deliver Brexit by the end of October

If we have a Conservative Party leader who doesn’t get us out, there’s no Conservative Party to lead Jacob Rees-Mogg

Mr Rees-Mogg delivered a crucial point over the importance of any future leader delivering Brexit by October 31. He said: “Let me throw a question back to you though, because Rory is a first class individual. “The question I would ask, he doesn’t offer anything other than Mrs May’s deal, and if the Tories don’t deliver Brexit by October 31, would there be a Conservative Party to lead? “If we have a Conservative Party leader who doesn’t get us out, there’s no Conservative Party to lead.”

Boris Johnson secured 114 votes in the first leadership ballot this week

Nick replied: “My answer and my advice to you all, Jacob, is that people from now on, they wish and they want to hear the truth. “What I hear from Rory Stewart is the truth. I’m afraid this is not what you're going to hear from Mr Johnson." On Thursday, former foreign secretary Mr Johnson secured a commanding lead over candidates for the Conservative Party leadership with 114 votes, more than 70 more than Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in second place. International Development Secretary, Rory Stewart, secured 19 votes in the first ballot, and joins Mr Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Dominic Raab and Sajid Javid in the next round of voting on Tuesday.