Jeremy Hunt has again refused to rule himself out of a future Tory leadership contest, but said it is not the right moment. The former health secretary told Sunday Morning on BBC One: “I don’t rule out the return from my politics myself, but I don’t think now is the right moment.
“Britain has been the most robust member of the Western alliance in the face of the first major war in Europe in our lifetimes and I think the only person who would rejoice if we had a hiatus of several months in the leadership in Britain would be (Russian president) Vladimir Putin”.
Asked if Boris Johnson is the right person to lead the Conservative Party into the next election, Jeremy Hunt said he “hoped” so, as he dodged a question on whether the Prime Minister is honest. He told Sunday Morning on BBC One: “I very much hope so.
