Tory leadership hopeful says he would tell bankrupt firms their sacrifice was worth itBusiness groups have expressed anger after Jeremy Hunt said he would willingly tell people whose companies went bust after a no-deal Brexit that their sacrifice had been necessary. Catch-22 and the real and immediate danger of Brexit Read moreThroughout the leadership campaign Hunt has stressed the potential damage from a no-deal departure, saying he would only pursue it if there was no other way to deliver Brexit. “I will mitigate the impact of no-deal Brexit on you and step in to help smooth those short-term difficulties. Earlier on Marr, Hunt said he would tell business owners that a no-deal Brexit was necessary to maintain the UK’s image abroad as “a country where politicians do what the people tell them to do”. He would countenance leaving the EU without a deal but is notably more wary than rival Boris Johnson.

Source: The Guardian June 30, 2019 12:00 UTC