The front-runner promised over a thousand Party members to employ “creative ambiguity” to achieve Brexit by October 31st.
Quite what such a Commission would recommend – and what a new leader would implement – remains to be seen, of course.
Also: A good week for devoscepticism as Hunt urges Johnson to rule out new powers for Holyrood; Lidington and Mundell issue warnings on the Union; and more.
The UK – US relationship will roll on, despite his insults to our Ambassdor. To suggest otherwise is leadership election positioning, not real politics.
It troubles me that Jeremy Hunt called for a second referendum – a message which gives aid and succour to the SNP.
Yesterday evening’s debate served mainly to remind viewers of how likely an autumn poll now is – as Johnson unintentionally signalled.
The whole of the event – which saw Hunt and Johnson pitted against each other before a live studio audience.
He will inherit a precarious Parliamentary position, and time for agreement is growing very short.
Conservatives Abroad has several suggestions for how the next Prime Minister can better engage with this large and increasingly important constituency.