Hunt backed as he pivots to Hard Brexit

FOREIGN Secretary Jeremy Hunt is gaining support from Brexiteers for a tilt at No10 because they believe he could deliver a harder EU exit than Theresa May.

One party grandee told The Mail on Sunday that they would ‘put him in Downing Street’ if he led the charge for their preferred exit terms.

Mr Hunt is understood to be open to the ‘managed No Deal’ model that would see Britain tear up Theresa May’s deal and instead pay Brussels £20billion for a two-year exit phase, designed to avoid a cliff edge.

One Brexiteer said: ‘He is playing a clever game and has come a long way from calling for a second referendum a few years ago.

‘If he keeps it up, there will be some serious movement toward him,’ they added.