How the Two Tory Rivals for PM Reckon They Can Fix Brexit
- Johnson is the front-runner, won all five ballots of Tory MPs
- Both candidates want to renegotiate Theresa May's Brexit deal
Larry, the Downing Street cat stands in the road outside at number 10 Downing Street in London, U.K.
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are battling to replace Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party and British prime minister. Their visions for Brexit are converging as the campaign approaches the final ballot.
Both want to deliver on the referendum result of 2016 before another general election, both want to rip up the Irish backstop in the existing accord brokered by May, and both are prepared to contemplate a no-deal Brexit.