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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Jeremy Hunt to pick Esther McVey as deputy PM if he becomes Tory leader

Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt told the BBC on Sunday he had more experience than rival candidates. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters

Jeremy Hunt has said he would make Esther McVey his deputy prime minister if he won the Conservative leadership campaign, as a string of contenders reiterated promises to cut taxes, while being largely vague on how this would be financed.

As a series of the hopefuls toured the TV studios for the Sunday broadcast rounds, Hunt, Grant Shapps, Tom Tugendhat and Sajid Javid all repeated promises to cut taxes, saying this could be funded from efficiencies or growing the economy.

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