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In June 2019, Mr Hunt stood as a candidate for the leadership of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Kuenssberg|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48711077|title=Tory leadership: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are final two|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=2019-06-20|accessdate=2019-07-25}}</ref> Although he reached the final two, he was ultimately defeated by [[Boris Johnson]] with 46,656 votes to Johnson's 92,153 on July 23, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|first=Katya|last=Adler|title=Boris Johnson wins race to be Tory leader and PM|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49084605|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=2019-07-23|accessdate=2019-07-25}}</ref>
In June 2019, Mr Hunt stood as a candidate for the leadership of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Kuenssberg|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48711077|title=Tory leadership: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are final two|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=2019-06-20|accessdate=2019-07-25}}</ref> Although he reached the final two, he was ultimately defeated by [[Boris Johnson]] with 46,656 votes to Johnson's 92,153 on July 23, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|first=Katya|last=Adler|title=Boris Johnson wins race to be Tory leader and PM|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49084605|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=2019-07-23|accessdate=2019-07-25}}</ref>
== Political views ==
Jeremy Hunt stated in 2012<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xX-eydRiir8J:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/9591141/Cut-legal-abortion-limit-to-12-weeks-Jeremy-Hunt-says.html?onwardjourney%3D584162_v1&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Cut legal abortion limit to 12 weeks, Jeremy Hunt says]</ref> and 2019 that the legal time limit for abortion in the UK should be halved to 12 weeks. For this stance, which is still fairly liberal, left-wing activists accused Hunt of "attacking women's rights".
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