Here is the official list of Conservative MPs running to replace Theresa May as prime ministers, as we
Hunt's campaign got off to a rocky road when he was accused of flip-flopping in Brexit. The Remain-voting foreign secretary claimed the UK could"flourish and prosper" if it left the EU without a deal only to claim subsequently that it would be"political suicide" for the government to pursue such a strategy.
The foreign secretary has indicated that he would try and renegotiate the prime minister's Brexit deal. He told Sky News that German chancellor Angela Merkel would be willing to renegotiate the whole deal and the Irish border arrangements opposed by Eurosceptic MPs. The foreign secretary said Merkel had told him last week that the EU was"willing to negotiate on the package" if a new prime minister had the"right approach." The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has repeatedly ruled out the possibility of any new negotiations.Hunt has called for a massive boost in UK defence spending.
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