Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson 'pivot towards no-deal' with Brexit red line

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Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson say they would refuse to take Britain out of the EU with a time-limited Irish border backstop.

Mr Hunt agreed, adding:"The backstop, as it is, is dead ... I don't think tweaking it with a time limit will do the trick, we've got to find a new way."

Some politicians said the commitment from both candidates, one of whom will be coronated prime minister next Tuesday, was tantamount to committing to no-deal.Simon Hoare, the Tory MP who chairs the Northern Ireland affairs committee in parliament and a Hunt supporter, called the comments"worrying and depressing".

"Both of the candidates yesterday moved the goalposts," he told Sky News, adding:"All I can hope is that this is prose caught up in the heat of an election campaign.Image:Martina Anderson, an MEP for Sinn Fein in Ireland, said it amounted to a"crash out exit".David Bannerman, a Brexiteer former Conservative MEP who quit in May, also wrote the current Brexit deal was"dead" and it was"time for" a no-deal divorce.

Despite the pivot towards leaving the EU on 31 October with no withdrawal agreement, some MPs are manoeuvring to try to block such a scenario.plotting to stop a no-deal BrexitThe informal group of rebels, mostly serving ministers, have held numerous meetings recently about how to prevent it happening.

 

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