Has he got Boris licked? Jeremy Hunt tucks into an early-morning ice cream by the seaside as wife Lucia joins him on the Tory leadership campaign trail
- Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt continuing to trade blows in Tory leader contest
- Mr Hunt has been out on the campaign trail in Bournemouth with his wife Lucia
- Foreign Secretary risked tucking into an ice cream in front of photographers
- The contenders will take part in latest hustings event in Bournemouth tonight
Jeremy Hunt tucked into an early-morning ice cream today as wife Lucia joined him on the Tory leadership campaign trail.
The would-be PM has been enjoying the sunshine in Bournemouth as he prepares for another hustings showdown with rival Boris Johnson.
But his other half looked less than impressed with his technique as he risked guzzling down his cone in front of photographers.
Mr Hunt has been running a high-energy campaign as he tries to overhaul Mr Johnson’s advantage in the contest.
Jeremy Hunt tucked into an early-morning ice cream today as wife Lucia joined him on the Tory leadership campaign trail in Bournemouth (pictured)
Mr and Mrs Hunt looked to be having a good time as they soaked up the sunshine on the beach
He has travelled around 2,000 miles in the past week and made a slew of TV appearances, while relentlessly trolling his competitor about his unwillingness to face scrutiny.
Today Mr Hunt vowed to protect free TV licences for the over-75s as it was revealed almost all those to be stripped of the perk would refuse to pay.
Amid growing fury about the scandal, the Foreign Secretary says he will ensure elderly people don’t have to pay the £154.50 if he wins the race to be PM.
A new poll released today says that 85 per cent of over-75s would rather go to court than pay it.
And more than one million people have signed two online petitions opposing the move with pensioners holding protests outside BBC buildings around the UK.
Silver Voices director Dennis Reed told the Mirror: ‘Many will have to choose between heating, eating and what is often their main form of company, TV.’
Mr Hunt last night pledged to ‘honour’ his commitment for the over-75s if he comes out on top of the Tory leadership contest.
‘I don’t mind the BBC having responsibility for this, I just think we made a manifesto commitment and we don’t want to start breaking it,’ he told the Daily Express.
It comes after the BBC sparked outrage by saying it can no longer afford to hand out the free package.
A poll today revealed that 85 per cent of senior citizens would refuse to pay for their TV licence.
Hunt was Culture Secretary when the government stopped funding the free licence, but claims he handed the broadcaster ‘enough money’ to keep them going, the Daily Express reports.
Mr Hunt and Boris Johnson (pictured in Westminster this morning) are due to take part in the latest hustings event in Bournemouth tonight
PM candidate Jeremy Hunt (pictured at a hustings last night) says that he will not make over-75s cover the cost of the TV licence as pensioners threatened to refuse to pay
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