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As the EU Council meeting in Brussels drags on and on, the chances of a Cabinet meeting this evening are receding. But based on discussions I’ve had, the Cameron circle now seem pretty much resigned to losing Michael Gove to the Out campaign once the deal is done. If Gove has gone to Out, it will be a shot of pure adrenaline for the Out campaign. It will give it intellectual respectability and genuine Cabinet heft. The move will also confirm Gove’s status as a conviction politician.

No one seems to know what Boris Johnson will do. The frustration those close to Cameron have with him seems to suggests that the Prime Minister haven’t been given any secret indication by the Mayor of what he intends to do.