The leadership campaign frontrunner claims he would refuse to pay the promised £39bn unless better Brexit terms are on offer.
"I always thought it was extraordinary that we should agree to write the entire cheque before having a final deal," he said.The former foreign secretary has so far received backing from prominent Brexiteer Steve Baker, and has also picked up endorsements from cabinet ministers James Brokenshire, Chris Grayling and Alun Cairns, and former international development secretary Priti Patel.
He sought to focus once more on policy issues after admitting to his past cocaine use, in which he"deeply regretted". Dominic Raab ruffled feathers when he suggested the possibility of suspending parliament in order to secure Brexit if he was made Conservative leader and prime minister.
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