British PM hopeful Hunt unveils no-deal Brexit plans

British prime ministerial contender Jeremy Hunt yesterday pledged billions of pounds to mitigate the effects of a possible no-deal Brexit, but the country’s finance minister dismissed the plans as unaffordable. Hunt is vying with frontrunner Boris Johnson to win the support of predominately pro-Brexit Conservative Party members, who will vote this month for Theresa May’s replacement as prime minister. Hunt, the foreign minister, who has previously said leaving the European Union without a deal “would be a mistake we would regret for generations”, made his strongest commitment to back such a move by unveiling a 10-point plan.