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WATCH: Ici Londres – “Would you stand for the EU anthem?”, Hannan asks
“I’ve always sat quietly when they perform it…I don’t want to be unkind and disrespectful.”
WATCH: PMQs – “Labour want to block Brexit, and that would be a betrayal of the many by the few”
Jeremy Corbyn argued that “the best thing would be to go back to the people and let them decide”.
WATCH: Would Hammond vote No Confidence in a Tory government to prevent No Deal? “I won’t speculate…”
The Chancellor hinted that at minimum he would, if a backbencher, vote with Labour against such a policy.
WATCH: Hunt says that he will lead Britain out of the EU sooner than Johnson
“I believe we’ll leave sooner with me than with Boris or anyone else because I’m the person most likely to negotiate a deal.”
WATCH: McCluskey wants a second referendum – on a Labour deal after a general election
He says that he suspects that his union would campaign for Remain rather than for No Deal.
WATCH: Swinson – the Liberal Democrats could win an election this year
“There was a poll out yesterday which should that under one scenario we could actually win.”
WATCH: “We need to move now” on a second referendum, says McDonnell
“I can’t comment on what was said,” he says, asked if he described Labour’s policy as a slow motion car crash.
WATCH: Johnson doesn’t rule out proroguing Parliament. MPs must understand that on Brexit they must “get this thing done”.
The frontrunner says that they must “understand the gravity of the situation and behave with responsibility”.
WATCH: “I have a lot of respect for the President… I don’t agree with him on everything.” Hunt on Trump.
He notes America’s strong GDP growth, and suggests that this might be important as post-Brexit Britain tries to ‘turbo-charge’ the economy.
WATCH: Hunt and Johnson take part in the online leadership hustings
The two contenders for the top job answer questions from the online viewing public.
WATCH: “He never backs Britain.” May rebukes Corbyn over his record on Russia, the IRA and Iran.
The Opposition leader had pressed the Prime Minister over the UK’s relationship with Saudi Arabia.
WATCH: Hunt suggests that only he can deliver Brexit – not Johnson
“If you choose someone where there’s no trust, there’s going to be no negotiation, no deal…and quite possibly a general election.”
WATCH: “My pledge is to come out of the EU at Halloween on 31 October, ” declares Johnson.
“We must abandon the defeatism and negativity that has enfolded us in a great cloud for so long and to prepare confidently and seriously for a WTO or no deal outcome.”
WATCH: Fox suggests that Hunt has a “good chance” of getting a new deal from the EU
“We have to find a way to get [the Withdrawal Agreement] through Parliament.”