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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’s campaign plan was knocked off course by revelations about drug-taking. The environment secretary’s campaign plan was knocked off course by revelations about drug-taking. He has sought to regain his place as the leading ‘Stop Boris’ with a series of policy pledges.
He has sought to regain his place as the leading ‘Stop Boris’ with a series of policy pledges, from a new social insurance to pay for social care, to changing human rights law to prevent service personnel being pursued over historical crimes. He has better Brexiter credentials than Hunt, is liked by the moderate wing of the party, and is a better orator than almost any other candidate. Gove has privately reassured colleagues over recent months that he understands the devastating consequences of a no-deal Brexit, not least for his own environment department.
He has played up his senior role in the Vote Leave campaign, saying he had ‘led from the front’ because he believed it was ‘the right thing to do, at a critical moment in our history’. He has also stressed his background as a reformer, and promised to boost education funding and tackle social care funding – all pitches that could appeal to Stewartites, potentially enabling Gove to overtake Jeremy Hunt. 
On Brexit he has publicly discussed the idea of extending the Brexit deadline slightly beyond 31 October, if needed to finalise a deal. Has not completely ruled out a no-deal Brexit.
He received 37 votes in the first round, 41 in the second, and 51 in the third round, placing him third each time.He received 37 votes in the first round, 41 in the second, and 51 in the third round, placing him third each time.
The foreign secretary has made the case that he is the most serious and experienced would-be leader, in an apparent rebuke to his main rival, Boris Johnson.  Hunt’s team called his showing on Wednesday a 'fantastic result'. It was, in the sense that he avoided being overtaken by Gove, and that he picked up an extra eight votes from Tuesday’s showing of 46.
On Brexit he believes a new deal is possible by 31 October, and would send a new, cross-party negotiating team to Brussels. Would countenance leaving EU without a deal, but has warned that could lead to a confidence vote and potentially an election. But there is no doubt that after three rounds of voting Hunt would have hoped to be the obvious challenger to Johnson, whereas he was only narrowly ahead of Gove, with just three votes in it.
Hunt’s problem is he is seen as the continuity candidate, the safe pair of hands, when colleagues are starting to see the attraction of a new style.  The foreign secretary’s team are conscious that he risks appearing middle-of-the-road, with his rivals dismissing him as 'continuity May', or worse, Theresa in trousers, or 'Tit' for short.
He received 43 votes in the first round and 46 votes in the second round. He continued to be in second place in the third round with 54 votes.He received 43 votes in the first round and 46 votes in the second round. He continued to be in second place in the third round with 54 votes.
Javid struggled to define himself in the first days of the campaign, not a fresh face, not a safe pair of hands, or a true Brexit believer. But his campaign picked up, with the endorsement of popular Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson, a polished leadership video telling the moving story of his background, and a lively launch speech. It was still only enough to place him fifth, though. Before his punchy performance in Tuesday’s debate Javid appeared vulnerable, with some allies fearing that he could be overtaken by Stewart, whose off-the-wall campaign style had helped him to remain in contention.
On Brexit, Javid says he wants to leave with a deal, but has talked down the idea of another extension and would be prepared to opt for no deal. But Javid scored one of the few clear victories amid the cacophony in the BBC studio, bouncing his four colleagues into promising an independent inquiry into Islamophobia in their party – a promise the winner will now be held to.
He is expected to make a new push to define himself as the change candidate who can talk to Tory voters in new places – though he may also be tempted to drop out to tuck in behind one of the frontrunners. It is hard to see how he could make it into the final two from this position. His campaign team professed themselves delighted with the result, and will now turn their attention to trying to win over Stewart’s backers, by stressing Javid’s liberal credentials.
However, one moderate former Tory minister, who had backed Javid in the first round because of personal loyalty, said: “I like him, but I can’t support him because I don’t agree with his politics – he’s a Thatcherite.”
He received 23 votes in the first round, 33 votes in the second, and 38 in the third.He received 23 votes in the first round, 33 votes in the second, and 38 in the third.
The former foreign secretary already has enough support to progress through to the members’ ballot. All Johnson needs to do is sit tight, keep his MPs sweet and try not to ruin it for himself. He has kept a low profile in the media and stayed in the tearooms and in his office, methodically talking round colleagues. His team know that one negative news cycle because of an off-guard comment could see his star plummet – and Johnson is more prone to those than most. Johnson’s progress to Downing Street appeared unstoppable even before last week’s first round of voting among MPs, and most of his colleagues believe it is now all but inevitable that he will be Britain’s next prime minister.
On Brexit he has promised the UK will leave the EU on 31 October, come what may, even without a deal if a new agreement cannot be reached in time. His well-disciplined campaign team will continue with their strategy of subjecting him to minimal media exposure, though once the field is narrowed down to two, the final pair will appear in more than a dozen head-to-head hustings for Tory members. The team’s main aim is simply to keep heads down and avoid Johnson creating headlines for the wrong reasons.
Johnson won the first round with 114 votes, and the second round with 126 votes. He won the third round with 143 votes.Johnson won the first round with 114 votes, and the second round with 126 votes. He won the third round with 143 votes.
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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