Following two terrible election campaigns and the delay to Brexit, the Tory Party is now under severe pressure to make sure it has the best leader possible according to Mr Hague. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Mr Hague claimed that if the party make another mistake in the coming weeks, it could have serious consequences. Moreover, following the rise of the Brexit Party, Liberal Democrats and the possibility of Jeremy Corbyn led Government, Mr Hague warned that the “stakes could not be higher”.

He added: “Serious mistakes in the coming months could be terminal for the world’s most enduring political force.

“If we collectively get this wrong there will probably be no further time to correct it.”

While Mr Hague claimed “both candidates have great qualities” he insisted only Jeremy Hunt was the right man for the job.

The former Conservative Party leader said: “I am logically and inescapably drawn to vote for Jeremy Hunt.

“Both candidates are committed to a policy that will be formidably hard to implement.

“But one of them has left himself the space in which to do it, even if only a little – an important consideration in a Parliament the Tories do not control.”

Moreover, referencing the performance of the Labour party in the last General Election, Mr Hague warned of the threat of Mr Corbyn in Government.

Warning his own party, Mr Hague said: “In nearly 300 years of the existence of a British Prime Minister, Jeremy Corbyn would be in a category of his own for his hatred of so many attributes of the country itself.

“He loathes our entrepreneurs, despises our history, scorns our allies and often seems to sympathise with our enemies.”

Mr Hague’s comments come as both leadership candidates have stepped up their efforts in order to garner crucial support for the campaign run in.

Mr Johnson announced on Monday that he would increase to stop and search powers in a bid to tackle the rising knife crime problem in the UK.

The former Foreign Secretary also admitted extra funding was needed to support the police in order to beat the “nightmare” issue.

He added: “But it’s also about giving police the political cover and support they need to do stop and search and to come down hard on those carrying knives.”

In a bid to increase support from Brexiteers within his party, Mr Hunt also announced that he would set a provisional “no deal Brexit budget” in early September.

He vowed to abandon talks after that if there was no “immediate prospect” of progress and move to a no deal footing.

Tory Party members will begin voting next week with Theresa May’s successor expected to be announced on July 23.

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