David Lidington, Theresa May’s de facto deputy, who is now backing Jeremy Hunt, has been asking the same question. Speaking to reporters in Edinburgh, where he has been attending a Law Society of Scotland, he said the key issue for Tories in choosing a new leader should be who would be best best for security. It seems to me first is which man is going to be better to shoulder the security responsibilities that come with the job of prime minister. He went on:The prime minister will have to take those decisions often under severe time pressure and almost inevitably on the basis of intelligence evidence that is by it’s very nature going to be incomplete. Asked who would deal best with these situations, Lidington said he would choose Hunt.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2019 08:18 UTC