The Tory peer was scathing in his criticism of the Foreign Secretary.

Battle under way over shape of UK's future relationship with the remaining European Union.

Lord Heseltine, who wrote a report called Empowering English Cities in 2019, told Econ Film’s CoronaNomics show that the picture is “infinitely depressing”.

Boris Johnson is threatening to sabotage the EU to make it cave in on a Brexit deal – or reject MPs’ plan to stop the UK crashing out of the bloc.

Lord Heseltine has claimed that Boris Johnson has crossed 'the threshold of insanity' by vowing to 'squat' in Downing Street even if he is unseated by MPs. / According to the Sunday Times, Johnson will dare the Queen to sack him rather than resign as prime minister in an attempt to ensure Brexit happens on October 31st.

Boris Johnson’s removal from Downing Street would be an opportunity to reconsider Brexit, Conservative grandee Michael Heseltine has said.

‘I may be naive, but if something is wrong, I look first for the person in charge,’ Lord Heseltine told thousands of protestors in central London.

Lord Heseltine said it is time to stop ‘hiding from the damage’ caused by Brexit. / Lord Heseltine has called for Britain to “recreate our position at the centre of Europe” after the failure of Brexit.

"Those of a certain age who voted 70:30 to leave is rapidly being replaced by a younger generation who voted 70:30 to stay." / Former deputy PM Lord Michael Heseltine will warn politicians that Britain’s youth will “never forgive us” unless they are offered the chance to reverse Brexit. / “May our opponents never be forgiven for their allegations that it is us who are letting Britain down.”

The former deputy leader of the Conservatives insists that despite the UK leaving the EU, he will push for Britain to rejoin.

'Do I betray my country or my party? That becomes a simple choice with a simple answer'. / Former Deputy Prime Minister and Tory peer Michael Heseltine said he will not vote for his party’s candidate in European elections if they are a Brexiteer.

Tories are ‘myopically focused on forcing through biggest act of economic self-harm ever undertaken by a democratic government’, he says. / Tory grandee Michael Heseltine has said he will not be supporting the Conservatives in the European election, and will instead vote Liberal Democrat.

Five years on from the Brexit referendum people are still more likely to define themselves by which side they backed in 2016 rather than their party political allegiances, according to a Yorkshire academic.

Britain's decision to leave the EU has seriously undermined the peace efforts in Europe, a former Tory politician has claimed.

Two years since Britain left the EU, Brexit is still very much at the top of the news agenda with lorry queues lengthening at Dover as exporting firms struggle with red tape.

Michael Heseltine has warned the Conservative leadership candidates that they will never win a general election by following the “poisonous politics of Nigel Farage”, as he said the prospect of 100,000 Tory members choosing the next prime minister filled him with dread.

The UK leaving the European Union was “an act of self-annihilation”, former deputy prime minister has said. / The former deputy prime minister has urged the pro-European movement in the UK to show “vision”.

European Commssion demands urgent meeting, as John Major warns of risk to UK’s reputation.

Tory grandee Lord Heseltine has called on MPs and peers to abstain when voting on Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal with the European Union, which he warned will inflict “lasting damage” on the UK.

The Tory grandee has served under Thatcher and Major - but tonight he said die-hard Tory voters should back either the handful of 'defrocked' Conservatives, or the Lib Dems.

"Public opinion has already moved", the former deputy prime minister said.

'There are no solutions that help the fortunes of the least privileged,' says Tory peer. / Lord Michael Heseltine has warned MPs against voting to “make this country poorer” in the looming House of Commons vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

Tory joins Chuka Umunna and Sam Gyimah in plea to back Lib Dems to stop Brexit

Former Tory grandee accuses Boris Johnson of pursuing an ‘utterly disastrous’ Brexit policy.