We are going to make our own independent assessment, we have our processes to do that, (but) we have no reason not to believe the American assessment and our instinct is to believe it because they are our closest ally.

Jeremy Hunt

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We have been doing everything we can to de-escalate the situation... by Jeremy Hunt

We have been doing everything we can to de-escalate the situation.

I think someone who wants to be prime minister should answer ques... by Jeremy Hunt

I think someone who wants to be prime minister should answer questions on everything.

That's for others to make their judgments on. by Jeremy Hunt

That's for others to make their judgments on.

If we got to the 31st of October, and the EU have not shown the willingness to negotiate a better deal ... the political risk of no Brexit is far worse than the economic risk of no deal, i would take us out of the European Union in that situation.

Scrutiny can be uncomfortable. But if we can't handle it with friends, we won't deserve to lead against our opponents, if you want the job, you have to turn up for the interviews.

I am not going to create a set of circumstances that makes it all but impossible to get a deal because I think we should be offering the country some better choices.

The difference between me and Boris is that I would try for a dea... by Jeremy Hunt

The difference between me and Boris is that I would try for a deal.

We can only have that debate if our frontrunner in this campaign is a little bit braver in terms of getting out into the media, engaging in debates, engaging in the TV debate, if you want to be prime minister of the United Kingdom, you have to get out there and make your case. What would Churchill say if somebody who wants to be prime minister of the United Kingdom was hiding away from the media, not taking part in these big occasions.

We take careful notice of everything the U.S. says on these issues, we will certainly listen carefully to what they say.

We haven't made our final decision but we have also made it clear that we are considering both the technical issues - how you make sure there isn't a backdoor so that a third country could use 5G to spy on us - but also the strategic issues so that you make sure that you are not technologically over-dependent on a third country for absolutely vital technology.

We are very worried about the risk of a conflict happening by accident, with an escalation that is unintended really on either side but ends with some kind of conflict, what we need is a period of calm to make sure that everyone understands what the other side is thinking.

We recognise that Japan has many investments employing hundreds of thousands of people in the U.K. We want strong cooperation to continue.

What we are looking for is to avoid a long extension, we are a democracy with a hung parliament, so it's not easy.

We've always been very clear that the Brexit future we want is outside the customs union, it's in our manifesto, so we don't want to be in the customs union, that's why we are having this discussion, we want to see what common ground there is.

The UK's involvement in the G7 is vital for our collective security and prosperity as we seek to protect the rules-based international system, be in no doubt that once Brexit has happened, the UK will remain a global power.

We have been working hard to secure her release but despite repeated efforts have not been successful. We have not even been able to secure her the medical treatment she urgently needs despite assurances to the contrary, no government should use innocent individuals as pawns for diplomatic leverage so I call on Iran to release this innocent woman so she can be reunited with her family.

I have today decided that the UK will take a step that is extremely unusual and exercise diplomatic protection.

It is unlikely to be a magic wand that leads to an overnight result. But it demonstrates to the whole world that Nazanin is innocent and the UK will not stand by when one of its citizens is treated so unjustly.

My decision is an important diplomatic step which signals to Tehran that its behavior is totally wrong.

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The issue about an extension is whether that really solves anything, the last thing people in the UK and Europe want is Brexit paralysis. I think people want to move on.