Hunt promises a no-deal Brexit even at cost to businesses

Jeremy Hunt, the UK foreign secretary and one of two contenders to be the next Tory leader and Prime Minister, announced in a BBC interview that he would pursue a no-deal Brexit even if it meant telling businesses to prepare for collapse.

According to Hunt, “At the beginning of October, if there is no prospect of a deal that can get through parliament, then I will leave at the end of October because that is our democratic promise to the British people.”

Questioned whether he would be willing to tell business owners that their companies may go bust in this pursuit of Brexit, Hunt replied “I would do so but I’d do it with a heavy heart precisely because of the risks.”

This comes as a drastic escalation of Hunt’s stances on Brexit compared to his opponent Boris Johnson, and has alarmed business-minded Conservative party members.