TORY leadership contender Jeremy Hunt has said he would "never allow" the United Kingdom to be broken up if he became prime minister.
In an online Q&A on Tuesday night, the Foreign Secretary was asked if he would give permission to the Scottish Government to hold a second independence referendum if became Tory leader.
READ MORE: Jeremy Hunt claims he is the prime minister 'Nicola Sturgeon least wants’
Hunt responded: "I've got Welsh blood, Irish blood and spent two happy years of my childhood in Scotland. I will never allow our Union to be broken up."
During a visit to Peterhead at the weekend, the Tory MP said the same thing, adding that he is the prime minster Nicola Sturgeon "least wants".
Hunt's visit was not entirely popular with Scots after he tweeted that Scotland wants a third runway at heathrow.
Just heading to Scotland for day 3 of campaign. Scotland wants a third runway for Heathrow and so do I! #Scotland #HastobeHunt pic.twitter.com/RendI7WDCt
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) June 23, 2019
The tweet, in which he provided no evidence for his claim, received 118 retweets but a whopping 3700 replies.
While in Aberdeenshire, the Foreign Secretary was also mocked for posing with fish and chips and a can of Irn-Bru.
READ MORE: Nicola Sturgeon reacts to Jeremy Hunt cutting off support for trips abroad
Yesterday, Hunt also made in headlines in Scotland after he decided to cut off Foreign Office support from Sturgeon's international trips.
The PM hopeful said he can no longer sign off on help for trips that "give a platform for independence".
A spokesman for Sturgeon said the move had helped the case for independence.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel