Jeremy Hunt, British secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, leaves after a Downing Street cabinet meeting in London on Tuesday. (Will Oliver/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)Ian Birrell was a speechwriter for former prime minister David Cameron and is a contributing editor for the Mail on Sunday. Jeremy Hunt, the affable health secretary seen as a key member of Cameron’s liberal wing, was among those anticipating dismissal. Ultimately, Hunt shows the depressing state of his party as he performs political gymnastics to win over the largely older, white, male Conservative Party activists who will pick Britain’s next prime minister. Read more:Jeremy Hunt: Britain has been shaping the world for centuries.

Source: Washington Post July 17, 2019 16:52 UTC