Jeremy Hunt

Tory hopefuls have hardened their Brexit stances and declared Northern Ireland backstop “dead”. It may be too soon to read the last rites.

Tory rivals’ spending splurge is running out of control. But any Brexit - and especially no deal - means much less money in future.

As EU builds better economic opportunities for citizens with huge trade deal, Johnson and Hunt compete over crashing out with no deal.

With Hunt and Johnson both setting out extreme Brexit positions, question is who is most likely to swerve and what happens if they don’t.

Foreign secretary’s plan is hopeless because it takes us to no-deal cliff edge, and cynical to blame EU rather than government he served in.

Given Johnson’s troubles, Hunt may have a chance. But if he’s really against both crashing out and stopping Brexit, he doesn’t have a plan.

83% of Tory members want no-deal Brexit, but 66% of Tory voters want to stay in EU or leave with deal. Who will Johnson and Hunt listen to?

That’s just one of the foreign policy issues Johnson and Hunt need to be quizzed on in coming weeks.

Candidates rightly want to fix our schools, transport, police, housing etc. But they can’t afford to unless they cancel Brexit.

Tory leadership contenders are promoting a host of fantasy Brexit ideas. Here are five of their unicorns that need slaying.

Foreign secretary worries party would be “annihilated” in election. But blowback from unleashing no-deal Brexit chaos would be even worse.

Government has made a hash of the Irish dimension throughout Brexit talks, and seems determined to keep doing so even as defeat draws near.