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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has attacked Labour at a hustings event, where he apparently warned of the danger of an "antisemitic party" taking power.

The private hustings, which took place at parliament, was organised by the centre-right One Nation group, and several Tory leadership hopefuls made their pitches.

An MP supportive of Matt Hancock said the health secretary had warned about the possibility of a Labour government.

The MP, who did not want to be named, told reporters: "He said there would be a danger that we would have an antisemitic party with its hands on the levers of power."

Responding to Mr Hancock's reported remarks, a Labour source said: "This baseless political attack rings hollow from a minister in a party that has supported governments that actively promote antisemitic policies in Hungary and Poland, and has spent the week wooing Trump - the man who refused to condemn neo-fascists in Charlottesville who chanted 'Jews will not replace us'.

"Numerous candidates in the Conservative leadership contest have been accused of racism, Islamophobia, homophobia and misogyny, one of whom may be the next prime minister."

Dominic Raab told Tory MPs he would be prepared to temporarily shut down parliament to make sure Brexit happens on 31 October.

The former Brexit secretary told colleagues he was the only contender with a "credible negotiating plan" to get a better agreement from Brussels.

However, he said if that failed he would not rule out proroguing parliament to prevent MPs blocking a no-deal exit.

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Mr Raab told the behind-closed-doors meeting that he had "seen the EU upfront and personal" and "as Brexit secretary I looked our EU opposite numbers in the eyes".

"I know the strengths but also the weaknesses of their positions," he said.

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"That's why we don't just need a conviction Brexiteer. We need someone who is resolute, but someone who can navigate the rocky path ahead and get Brexit delivered.

"I'm the candidate you can trust, who will give us the best shot of getting a better deal for the UK."

Environment Secretary Michael Gove told the hustings he would be prepared to delay Brexit if he was getting close to a deal, while Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was the best person to "negotiate a new approach".

Mr Hunt said that parliament would block a no-deal Brexit, so the Tories needed a leader who could negotiate a better agreement.

He said he had met German leader Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron earlier in the day and warned MPs that a "hardline" approach on Brexit would meet with a similar response in Brussels.

He said: "At the moment we only have bad choices. We risk parliament blocking no deal and the EU blocking a better deal, so we need a leader who can negotiate a new approach.

"I'm an entrepreneur who has been doing deals all my life. I negotiated the new BBC licence fee and the new doctors' contract. I won't pretend this will be easy.

"I met Macron and Merkel today in Portsmouth and a hardline approach will lead to a hardline response. They will wait for parliament to block no deal."

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He refused to rule anything out, but said proroguing parliament would not work.

Amber Rudd, one of the leading players in the One Nation group, responded to the idea of temporarily shutting down parliament: "I think it's outrageous to consider proroguing parliament."

"We are not Stuart kings," the work and pensions secretary said.

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