Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 2 Jul 2016

1. Theresa May support grows as Gove struggles

Support for Theresa May is surging among Conservative MPs, with almost 100 now backing her campaign to become party leader. Michael Gove is struggling to gain momentum after his late entry into the race. The growing number of endorsements for May look set to guarantee that she will make the final two and face a vote of grassroots members.

2. Chilcot: ex MI6 head to be 'fed to the wolves'

The former head of MI6 and other spy chiefs in office during the Iraq war will be “fed to the wolves” when the Chilcot inquiry delivers its findings next week, claim reports. Sir Richard Dearlove will be savaged for intelligence given to Tony Blair that laid the groundwork for the “dodgy dossier” claims about Saddam Hussein’s WMDs. Blair will be slammed for sidelining experts.

3. Up to 1.2m Brexit voters 'now regret their choice'

Up to 7% of those who voted for a Brexit in the EU referendum now regret their choice, new research has found. When the survey’s data is projected on to last week’s vote, it would cut the Leave share by 1.2m, almost wiping out the majority that gave Friday's unexpected result. Research by Opinium found that 3% of those who voted Remain also regretted their choice.

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4. Security on alert after weekend threat against Heathrow

A minister has said government is taking “all steps necessary to keep the public safe” after a threat made against Heathrow airport. A pro-Islamic State account on Twitter threatened attacks on planes “flying from Heathrow to the US” across the 4 July US Independence Day holiday weekend. The alert also warned “there will be a device placed in either Heathrow, LAX or JFK airports”.

5. Was Tesla crash driver watching a Harry Potter film?

The driver killed in what is believed to be the first fatal crash involving a self-driving car was watching a Harry Potter movie at the time of the collision in Florida, according to a truck driver involved in the crash. The truck driver said that the Tesla driver Joshua Brown, 40, was “playing Harry Potter on the TV screen” during the collision.

6. IDS backs Andrea Leadsom in leadership campaign

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is backing Andrea Leadsom to be the UK's next prime minister. Duncan Smith says Leadsom is the "right person to lead" in the forthcoming EU negotiations. Leadsom argues that the new PM must be a Leave supporter - which would rule out frontrunner Theresa May. The other candidates are Stephen Crabb, Michael Gove and Liam Fox.

7. Theme part evacuated after orangutan breaks loose

Visitors were evacuated from an animal theme park when an orangutan went loose and began to climb trees. Footage showed the large female sitting about 20ft above a large crowd at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. At one point, the orangutan drops to the floor and clambers on to a display board, prompting screams from some of those standing nearby.

8. Troops clear hostage cafe in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi forces say they have cleared a cafe where gunmen took at least 20 hostages yesterday. Troops say 13 hostages, including four foreigners, were rescued and six attackers shot dead. However, the fate of other captives at the cafe in the capital Dhaka remains unclear this morning. The militant group Islamic State has said it carried out the attack.

9. Shadow cabinet hopes for Corbyn resignation deal

Shadow cabinet members are drawing up plans to encourage Jeremy Corbyn to resign, claims the BBC. The MPs want to agree a deal with the Labour leader, under which the party would preserve some of his key policies if he agrees to step down. Newsnight political editor Nick Watt said MPs had been creating a timetable to let Corbyn "retire with dignity”.

10. Euro 2016: Wales in the semis after beating Belgium

Wales have reached the semi-finals of a major football tournament for the first time after a dramatic fightback to beat Belgium in the European Championship quarter-final. Radja Nainggolan put Belgium ahead but Wales captain Ashley Williams headed in from a corner to equalise. Hal Robson-Kanu gave Wales the lead before substitute Sam Vokes grabbed the third.