Jeremy Hunt seeks to boost credentials with no-deal Brexit plan

Bloomberg

Jeremy Hunt seeks to burnish his Brexit credentials as he sets out his strategy for preparing the UK for a no-deal departure from the European Union The foreign secretary, who campaigned for the “remain” side in 2016’s referendum, will use a speech in London to lay out the plan, which includes preparing for a no-deal budget that will cut corporation tax and ease the burden for UK retailers.
Hunt, who is fighting frontrunner Boris Johnson to become the next prime minister, has regularly said his preference is to leave the EU with a deal.
Still, he says he would consider taking the nation out of the bloc without an agreement if necessary, even if it hurts businesses.
“Britain deserves a leader with the courage to not just tell the European Commission he will walk away, but to show them he is willing and able to do so,” he will say, according to excerpts released by his campaign team. “Because in the end, without those abilities, without that determination, and without that plan, it is just a wing and a prayer.”