Tory leadership hopefuls Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are set to face further questions about their Brexit plans at a hustings in Northern Ireland. Mr Hunt has said he believes there is “technology there now” to provide a solution, while Mr Johnson has suggested the backstop issue could be solved during the implementation period. Mr Hunt and Mr Johnson are likely to face questions on the investigation of Northern Ireland military veterans, as well as their spending pledges. Elsewhere, the paper reported that allies of Mr Johnson are urging him to shrink the size of the Cabinet by merging Government departments. However a campaign source told PA: “This is absolute nonsense.”Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, who is supporting Mr Hunt, rebutted the suggestion, tweeting: “Fold DWP?

Source: Irish Examiner July 02, 2019 05:37 UTC