Clash of Jeremys as Hunt tears into 'Marxist' Corbyn over austerity in fiery online row

Jeremy Hunt, a front-runner for the Tory leadership, has defended the Conservative's austerity programme during a clash with Jeremy Corbyn and said it is the Labour leader's 'Marxist regime' that will put Britain's economy at risk. The Foreign Secretary said in an interview this week that he admired the 'genius' of David Cameron for convincing people to accept austerity. He said their success in delivering cuts 'without poll tax-style riots' had helped 'put the economy on its feet to the extent we're now creating 1,000 jobs every single day since we've been in office'.