London — Jeremy Hunt, one of the two candidates vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Monday that rival Boris Johnson was a coward for avoiding public head-to-head debates on what to do about Brexit.

"On the question of debates, he is being a coward," foreign secretary Hunt said. "It is cowardice not to appear in head-to-head debates."..

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