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| Sajid Javid prepared to leave EU without a deal | Sajid Javid prepared to leave EU without a deal |
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| The home secretary, Sajid Javid, is prepared to take Britain out of the EU without a deal if he becomes prime minister and fails to get concessions from Brussels. | The home secretary, Sajid Javid, is prepared to take Britain out of the EU without a deal if he becomes prime minister and fails to get concessions from Brussels. |
| The Tory leadership hopeful has ruled out a second referendum, a general election, and revoking article 50, instead promising to leave the EU on 31 October – with or without a deal. | The Tory leadership hopeful has ruled out a second referendum, a general election, and revoking article 50, instead promising to leave the EU on 31 October – with or without a deal. |
| Writing in the Daily Mail, he said: “The voters have been asked their opinion more than enough times. Never in this country’s history have we asked people to go to the polls a second time without implementing their verdict from the first. | Writing in the Daily Mail, he said: “The voters have been asked their opinion more than enough times. Never in this country’s history have we asked people to go to the polls a second time without implementing their verdict from the first. |
| “Another vote before we leave would be disastrous for trust in politics, and cause the kind of chaos that risks handing Jeremy Corbyn and his hard-left supporters the keys to No 10.” | “Another vote before we leave would be disastrous for trust in politics, and cause the kind of chaos that risks handing Jeremy Corbyn and his hard-left supporters the keys to No 10.” |
| Javid, who is one of a dozen Conservatives hoping to become the next prime minister, set out a five-point plan to get the UK out of the EU. | Javid, who is one of a dozen Conservatives hoping to become the next prime minister, set out a five-point plan to get the UK out of the EU. |
| The environment secretary is to pitch himself as a “unity candidate” capable of attracting leavers and remainers, as he formally declared his candidacy saying: “I believe that I’m ready to unite the Conservative and Unionist party, ready to deliver Brexit and ready to lead this great country.” But robust Brexiters in particular dislike the fact that he stayed loyal even in the final days of the crumbling May regime. | The environment secretary is to pitch himself as a “unity candidate” capable of attracting leavers and remainers, as he formally declared his candidacy saying: “I believe that I’m ready to unite the Conservative and Unionist party, ready to deliver Brexit and ready to lead this great country.” But robust Brexiters in particular dislike the fact that he stayed loyal even in the final days of the crumbling May regime. |
| He received 37 votes in the first round, coming third. | He received 37 votes in the first round, coming third. |
| Fears that the foreign secretary would be another overly woolly compromise choice were hardly assuaged when after a set-piece speech he seemed unable to outline why his brand of Conservatism might appeal to voters. Hunt has been backed by Liam Fox. | Fears that the foreign secretary would be another overly woolly compromise choice were hardly assuaged when after a set-piece speech he seemed unable to outline why his brand of Conservatism might appeal to voters. Hunt has been backed by Liam Fox. |
| He received 43 votes in the first round, placing him second. | He received 43 votes in the first round, placing him second. |
| The home secretary still has the same weaknesses: he is an uninspiring speaker and some worry he is too fond of headline-grabbing, illiberal political gestures. But he is almost as ubiquitous as Liz Truss, and clearly believes this is his time. | The home secretary still has the same weaknesses: he is an uninspiring speaker and some worry he is too fond of headline-grabbing, illiberal political gestures. But he is almost as ubiquitous as Liz Truss, and clearly believes this is his time. |
| He received 23 votes in the first round. | He received 23 votes in the first round. |
| The out-and-out favourite, so popular with the Tory grassroots that it would be hard for MPs to not make Johnson one of the final two. He has been relatively quiet recently, beyond his regular Telegraph column, but this is very deliberate. | The out-and-out favourite, so popular with the Tory grassroots that it would be hard for MPs to not make Johnson one of the final two. He has been relatively quiet recently, beyond his regular Telegraph column, but this is very deliberate. |
| Johnson won the first round with 114 votes. | Johnson won the first round with 114 votes. |
| The former work and pensions secretary, who quit last year over May’s Brexit plans, has launched her own in-party campaign group/leadership vehicle called Blue Collar Conservatism, promising to make the party more amenable to voters in deprived communities – mainly through a promise to deliver a strong Brexit and policies such as diverting much of the foreign aid budget to schools and police. | The former work and pensions secretary, who quit last year over May’s Brexit plans, has launched her own in-party campaign group/leadership vehicle called Blue Collar Conservatism, promising to make the party more amenable to voters in deprived communities – mainly through a promise to deliver a strong Brexit and policies such as diverting much of the foreign aid budget to schools and police. |
| Raab got 27 votes in the first round. | Raab got 27 votes in the first round. |
| Few things say “would-be leader in waiting” like a kitchen photoshoot with your spouse, and the former Brexit secretary duly obliged with this imageawash with tasteful pastel hues. He formally launched his bid in the Mail on Sunday. Among the more core constituency of Conservative MPs, Raab has been pushing hard, as has his semi-official “Ready for Raab” Twitter feed. | Few things say “would-be leader in waiting” like a kitchen photoshoot with your spouse, and the former Brexit secretary duly obliged with this imageawash with tasteful pastel hues. He formally launched his bid in the Mail on Sunday. Among the more core constituency of Conservative MPs, Raab has been pushing hard, as has his semi-official “Ready for Raab” Twitter feed. |
| Stewart got 19 votes in the first round. | Stewart got 19 votes in the first round. |
| He said he would prepare for a no-deal Brexit with an emergency budget, which he noted would show the EU “we are ready – so when we turn up to negotiate, they know we are not afraid of walking out”. He said he did not want to leave the EU without a deal, but “we have to accept the reality of our situation”. | He said he would prepare for a no-deal Brexit with an emergency budget, which he noted would show the EU “we are ready – so when we turn up to negotiate, they know we are not afraid of walking out”. He said he did not want to leave the EU without a deal, but “we have to accept the reality of our situation”. |
| The home secretary said he planned to get his deal through parliament with a Northern Ireland backstop that included a time limit or exit clause, and vowed to work closely with Ireland to ensure there was a frictionless border. | The home secretary said he planned to get his deal through parliament with a Northern Ireland backstop that included a time limit or exit clause, and vowed to work closely with Ireland to ensure there was a frictionless border. |
| “What’s currently missing is trust in our ability and determination to deliver that. That requires two things. Someone who could work with them constructively, building a strong relationship of personal trust. And a credible solution,” he wrote. | “What’s currently missing is trust in our ability and determination to deliver that. That requires two things. Someone who could work with them constructively, building a strong relationship of personal trust. And a credible solution,” he wrote. |
| Javid added that he had tasked a team from Border Force to look into this issue at the Home Office which, he said, insisted the technologies already existed to avoid a hard border. | Javid added that he had tasked a team from Border Force to look into this issue at the Home Office which, he said, insisted the technologies already existed to avoid a hard border. |
| The 49-year-old is up against other contenders including Boris Johnson, Rory Stewart and Michael Gove to replace Theresa May. On Friday, the former immigration minister Mark Harper became the 12th MP to enter the race. | The 49-year-old is up against other contenders including Boris Johnson, Rory Stewart and Michael Gove to replace Theresa May. On Friday, the former immigration minister Mark Harper became the 12th MP to enter the race. |
| The Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan said the number of candidates in the leadership race was becoming “a bit silly”. | The Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan said the number of candidates in the leadership race was becoming “a bit silly”. |
| He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “This is a very, very serious moment where we are choosing our next prime minister at the most difficult political time, so anyone who is a candidate has to go straight from wherever they are through the door of No 10.” He said the list needed to be thinned out, as “serious debate” was being crowded out. | He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “This is a very, very serious moment where we are choosing our next prime minister at the most difficult political time, so anyone who is a candidate has to go straight from wherever they are through the door of No 10.” He said the list needed to be thinned out, as “serious debate” was being crowded out. |
| Javid also pledged to hire 20,000 extra police officers if elected prime minister, promising to spend £1bn over three years to put “police on the beat” and end a “culture of impunity” among criminals. | Javid also pledged to hire 20,000 extra police officers if elected prime minister, promising to spend £1bn over three years to put “police on the beat” and end a “culture of impunity” among criminals. |
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