The first question was the most fundamental: how did the candidates intend to get their Brexit plans through a recalcitrant Parliament by 31 October?
All offered varying shades of commitment to leaving the EU – be it with or without a deal by the Article 50 deadline in the case of Johnson and Javid, or after a short extension in the case of Hunt and Gove.
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