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Share this Jeremy Hunt last night furiously denied claims by Tory colleagues that he is a ‘lockdown fanatic’ who supported the draconion Chinese policy of ‘zero Covid’. One Tory MP claimed to The Mail on Sunday that the former Health Secretary – who is planning a leadership bid if Boris Johnson is ousted – had backed an extreme Chinese-style lockdown during the pandemic, including the forced use of isolation hotels for people who tested positive. But last night a source close to Mr Hunt, who also served as Foreign Secretary, said his words had been ‘twisted’ by his critics in...