Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt will have to ditch no deal – or face an election | Simon Jenkins

The Tory leadership contenders’ tough talk is irresponsible. In reality a hard Brexit would spark a parliamentary crisis

The Tory leadership bid has become a miniature general election on a single issue: no-deal Brexit. It is an election on the narrowest franchise since the 18th century. As a result it is being conducted like a public-school stunt, a sneer in the face of those who will be its principal victims. We don’t care what it costs, say Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, as the Treasury blo...