JEREMY HUNT said he is "seriously considering" a bid for the Conservative leadership as he called for a second referendum on Britain's terms for leaving the European Union.
The Health Secretary, who campaigned for a Remain vote, told Good Morning Britain: "I am seriously considering it. Nominations close on Thursday lunchtime.
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"But what I want to do now is start making an argument as to what we do next as a country. This is a big, big change and if we get it right we can succeed."
He is in favour of a Norway-style model of access to the single market - but with the addition of "sensible restrictions" to freedom of movement.
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Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said the public did not vote on the conditions of the country's departure and called for a deal to be negotiated, then put before the electorate.
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