Boris now says the vote to leave was "not entirely overwhelming" and Gove wants the exit talks to be informal.
They're beginning to realise what exactly they've done and they're terrified.
Plan Boris was obviously for a narrow Remain vote and for him to then ride the coattails of anger amongst Tory members in the Shires to no. 10.
What does he do now? Either he becomes PM and starts article 50 and all the economic uncertainty and probable doom that comes with it. Or he decides to sit out the leadership race and gets exposed as an opportunistic charlatan.