Jeremy Hunt’s Brexit journey – a timeline

With Theresa May promising MPs that she will not lead the party into another election (so long as it’s not imminent), the race is on to be her successor. Numerous ministers have been accused of being on manouvres in recent weeks – and playing up to the Tory base. One such politician is Jeremy Hunt.

The Foreign Secretary has been burnishing his newfound Brexiteer credentials of late – something that ought to appeal to the eurosceptic Tory membership. On a trip to Singapore, Hunt heaped praise on the country’s economic model, and suggested that Britain could learn lessons from it after 29 March.

Hunt’s rivals, meanwhile, are quick to snipe that such efforts are insincere given that he used to be Remain. To clear up the matter, and let readers decide for themselves if it’s a genuine journey Hunt has been on, Mr Steerpike is happy to present: Jeremy Hunt on Brexit, then and now:

Hunt’s post-Brexit vision

Then: As many of his colleagues have pointed out last week, it wasn’t so long ago that as health secretary, Jeremy Hunt persistently lobbied the treasury for a whopping £20bn extra for the NHS, funded by increased taxation.