Thread by @Jeremy_Hunt

Team takeover for speech on No Deal preparations @Policy_Exchange: Since the start of this leadership campaign I’ve travelled more than 3,000 miles across the United Kingdom. #HastobeHunt

I’ve had fish and chips on a Scottish trawler, a balti in Birmingham and a cream tea in Devon.

Most of all I have enjoyed talking and debating with members of the public about the changes I want to make if I become Prime Minister. #HastobeHunt

As an entrepreneur I want to fire up our economy, cut corporation tax and scrap business rates for thousands of high street companies up and down the country. #HastobeHunt

As a reformer I want our next social mission to be to abolish illiteracy and ensure that every young person has the skills they need to get a well-paid job.
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And as the son of a naval officer I want us to walk tall in the world with a decisive increase in defence spending so that Britain continues to defend the values we believe in. #HastobeHunt

But before we can make any of those changes we must do one thing above all else. We must leave the European Union. And we must do so quickly.

Uncertainty is bad for business. Bad for politics. And bad for our country. #HastobeHunt

But belief alone won’t cut it. Rhetoric is not enough. This is about the hard graft, focus and attention to detail. Deal or no deal. #HastobeHunt

Today I am setting out my 10 point plan. #HastobeHunt

1.On day one of my Premiership I would order an immediate ramping up of No Deal preparations. All government departments will be expected to act on the basis that we are leaving without a deal on October 31st #HastobeHunt

2. A ‘No Deal’ Cabinet Task Force: to follow up any areas where government preparations are insufficient, to agree & publish financial support for industries affected by tariff changes & to approve infrastructure changes that may not be completed by 31st Oct #HastobeHunt

3. A new political negotiating team with members of the ERG, DUP, One Nation Group & Welsh & Scottish Conservatives, led by the Brexit Secretary and supported at an official level by Crawford Falconer. He will be supported by top experts from around the world. #HastobeHunt

4. In order to avoid a ‘take it or leave it’ approach I and the Brexit Secretary will engage with European leaders and the European Commission during July and August. #HastobeHunt

5. I will also establish a National Logistics Committee led by the Department for Transport to produce a plan to keep goods flowing in and out of the UK in the event of No Deal. #HastobeHunt

6. The Treasury will start preparations on a No Deal Brexit Budget to be delivered in the 1st week parliament is back in Sept. This will include cutting corporation tax cut to 12.5%, increasing the annual allowance to £5m, and taking 90% of high street businesses out of rates.

7. HMT will also produce a ‘No Deal Relief Programme’. This includes a £6bn fund for the fishing and farming sectors who export to Europe to ease transition out of the European Union whilst honouring our international obligations. #HastobeHunt

8. We will pursue the government’s existing approach to tariffs, balancing the benefits of liberalisation for consumers with appropriate exceptions to safeguard vulnerable industries and protect the prosperity and wellbeing of communities across every part of the UK. #HastobeHunt

9. I will provide the necessary finance to support the development of customs solutions which can help deliver our cast iron guarantee that we will never put up a hard border. #HastobeHunt

10. Following the vote for the new plan in the House of Commons I will then allow 3 weeks for negotiations with the EU. As PM I will make a judgement on 30th Sept as to whether there is a realistic chance of a new deal being agreed that can pass the House of Commons. #HastobeHunt

10. (2) If my judgement is that there is no deal to be done I will immediately cease all discussions with the European Union and focus the whole country’s attention on no deal preparations. #HastobeHunt

One thing I will not negotiate on is citizens’ rights. So to put the millions of EU citizens who have made the UK their home at ease, I can reconfirm to them that their rights in the UK are protected. #HastobeHunt

If negotiations are going well, then I do not believe we should ignore the progress made, throw away that deal and stick to the 31st October as a deadline to leave, come what may. #HastobeHunt

If we are close to getting a deal and it will take a few more weeks, then so be it. With a deal done, billions will be available to invest in the economic and social mission I have set out. #HastobeHunt

But I want to be crystal clear: if there is no engagement on this deal, if it is apparent that the Commission is simply not interested in negotiating, then there will be no kicking the can down the road and we will intensify and finalise our preparations to leave without a deal.

So from the start of my Premiership, I will work on the basis we are leaving on 31st October without a deal unless the Commission changes its position. #HastobeHunt

No deal is obviously not my preferred destination. But if a withdrawal deal is simply not on the cards then the only way to fulfil the democratic mandate of the referendum is to leave without a deal which is what we will do. #HastobeHunt

In any negotiation you need leverage, and part of ours is showing that we have a plan to ensure we succeed as a country through a no deal Exit from the EU, and we are willing to use it if an acceptable deal can’t be done. #HastobeHunt

So I urge any colleagues thinking of blocking no deal to reflect that you may in fact be making it harder to get a negotiated exit, by giving the EU misplaced confidence that we will give ground, and ultimately increasing the chance that we leave without one. #HastobeHunt

And the chances of no deal, far from being a million to one, are real which is why we must prepare. The point about making no deal a credible threat is that you actually have to prepare for it. #HastobeHunt

While we are committed to open trade, we will not be naïve or careless of the legitimate defence of our industries, including those which have played such a crucial role in our nation’s story. We will develop support funds to provide direct assistance to those most in need.

We spent just over £1 trillion bailing out the banks after the financial crisis. So if we did it for the bankers then why wouldn’t we do it what is needed for our fishermen and our farmers now? #HastobeHunt

In the end I have always said that Britain will flourish regardless of the way we left the European Union. But we need to be realistic about the short term impact and I am prepared to step in and help smooth those difficulties. #HastobeHunt

Without the right Prime Minister and the right plan, Brexit is just a wing and a prayer. We can do better. Britain needs a Prime Minister for all weathers. One who will work tirelessly to get a deal but will also put in the hard yards preparing for no deal. #HastobeHunt

A Prime Minister willing to walk away. But a Prime Minister who will give negotiations a chance, and put in place a proper strategy to ensure they succeed. #HastobeHunt