10 Jeremy Hunt observations on Scottish politics

Jeremy Hunt is in the running to become the next Conservative leaderplaceholder image
Jeremy Hunt is in the running to become the next Conservative leader

Jeremy Hunt is challenging Boris Johnson to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.

The Conservative MP may not enjoy as high a profile as Mr Johnson, but he has none the less served as a cabinet minister for the past nine years. Here we look back at 10 insights he’s offered on Scottish politics.

"I've got Welsh blood, Irish blood and spent two happy years of my childhood in Scotland. I will never allow our union to be broken up"placeholder image
"I've got Welsh blood, Irish blood and spent two happy years of my childhood in Scotland. I will never allow our union to be broken up"
"The more I see Nicola Sturgeon, the more I am reminded of how much she has in common with Jeremy Corbyn. Both gripped by ideology"placeholder image
"The more I see Nicola Sturgeon, the more I am reminded of how much she has in common with Jeremy Corbyn. Both gripped by ideology"
A referendum is not what the people of Scotland want. What theyre saying is that they dont want the divisiveness that sets friends against friends, family against family  they dont want that"placeholder image
A referendum is not what the people of Scotland want. What theyre saying is that they dont want the divisiveness that sets friends against friends, family against family  they dont want that"
"Send the wrong person to Brussels, there will be no negotiations or no Brexit. And that would be a disaster for the fishing industry, because leaving the EU is the biggest opportunity for the fishing industry in 40 years"placeholder image
"Send the wrong person to Brussels, there will be no negotiations or no Brexit. And that would be a disaster for the fishing industry, because leaving the EU is the biggest opportunity for the fishing industry in 40 years"
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