Watch: Gove tries not to burst out laughing when discussing Cameron’s pre-resignation

Who needs the Comedy Channel when you have Newsnight? The best part last night was watching Michael Gove who has been dispatched to try to make sense of David Cameron’s tragicomic pre-resignation. You can’t, of course, there is no logic that justifies starting a leadership race on the week you’re supposed to launch a general election campaign. Gove could not keep a straight face when coming up with his ‘he just gave an honest answer’ line and attempts to make a serious discussion about this farce collapsed.

Oh, and Cameron was right to mention Boris, Theresa May and Osborne as his three most likely successors – he must be keeping an eye on the bookmakers, who have them as the three favourites. Here are the rest:

• Boris Johnson – 5/2
• Theresa May – 4/1
• George Osborne – 7/1
• Sajid Javid – 10/1
• Philip Hammond – 12/1
• Michael Gove – 14/1
• Owen Paterson – 25/1
• David Davis – 33/1
• Liam Fox – 33/1
• Nick Herbert – 33/1
• Edward Vaizey – 33/1
• Jeremy Hunt – 33/1
• Jesse Norman – 33/1