Boris Johnson backers furious at Jeremy Hunt after he said BoJo can’t be trusted SEVEN times in TV interview

TOP Tories are today at war over Brexit after Jeremy Hunt suggested SEVEN times that Boris Johnson can't be trusted to get a deal.

BoJo backers hit back at the challenger saying he would destroy Britain's strength by rolling over to the EU.

And Brexiteers accused Mr Hunt's team of "ludicrously tilting at windmills" as they try to stop the Boris bandwagon with increasingly personal attacks.

In a BBC interview last night, the Foreign Secretary said only he can win over EU bosses to get a better Brexit deal.

He said: "We had a lot of discussion about ‘how’, we need to have a discussion about ‘who’.

"Who is the person that we trust to send to Brussels on behalf of the British people and come back with a deal, and that has to be someone that they trust, that they’re prepared to talk to, because in the end you don’t do a deal with someone you don’t trust.

"There is a way we can do this but what we have to do is send the right Prime Minister to Brussels to have those negotiations, have those open discussions and then I think there is a deal to be done."

Mr Hunt used the word "trust" seven times in the interview - but insisted he wasn't making a personal attack on Boris.

Last night the frontrunner challenged Mr Hunt to commit to leaving the EU by October 31, with or without a Brexit deal.

But the Foreign Secretary said that was a "fake deadline" which could lead to a General Election because MPs would block No Deal.

Supporters of Mr Johnson hit back against Mr Hunt, saying that by floating another Brexit delay he'll destroy Britain's negotiating position.

Dominic Raab said the plan would "eviscerate your negotiating strength", adding: "That invites the EU to double down."

Brexiteer MP Marcus Fysh added: "Under Hunt it looks like we would just slip into the same endless negotiation with the same tired old faces and the Conservative vote would desert us for good."

Steve Baker hit out at Hunt backer Liam Fox, who claimed Boris' plan for a two-year transition to cope with No Deal won't work.

He blasted: "By stating the obvious, by repeating common ground as if there were any disagreement, Liam is ludicrously tilting at windmills.

"He’s done much to promote trade and freedom but I couldn’t be more disappointed in him here."

Rory Stewart, whose outsider leadership campaign ended last week, today confirmed he'll back Mr Hunt in the final vote next month.

He told the BBC: "The problem with Boris' plan is that he's telling people what they want to hear.

"What Boris is pretending is that he has a magic solution where he can take people out and it's not going to damage them... The reality is he can't do it and he's going to let people down."

Michael Gove refused to say which candidate he'll vote for, telling ITV: "If either Boris or Jeremy would like me to serve, then of course I would be happy to."

Ruth Davidson announced she will back Mr Hunt, saying: "Any Conservative leadership candidate must put the Union first. Jeremy has done so and will get my vote."

Tonight the two leadership candidates take part in "digital hustings" where voters can fire questions at them online.

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