Tories Clash Over ‘Dictator’ Brexit Plan While Boris Johnson Skips Debate
- Raab attacked over threat to suspend Parliament for no-deal
- Johnson wins more backing from pro- and anti-EU Tories
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Tory rivals battling to be the next U.K. prime minister traded insults over Brexit in the first TV debate of the party leadership contest, as front-runner Boris Johnson was mocked for refusing to take part.
During the 90-minute Channel 4 broadcast on Sunday, Conservative candidates argued over the radical option of suspending Parliament as a last resort to deliver a no-deal Brexit.