Liz Truss was challenged by host Nick Ferrari about her comments about the comprehensive school she attended in Leeds at last night's first Tory leadership hustings in Leeds. Read more:
Asked in a quick-fire question if he backed the controversial move, he said:"Yes."
The foreign secretary received a warm reception, however, when she doubled down on her commitment to the Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme to improve transport connections between Liverpool and Leeds. This was originally announced by Boris Johnson but subsequently scaled back -Ms Truss said it was not acceptable that Leeds is the"largest city in Europe without its own metro system".
But this came back to bite him when he was asked whether he had"flip-flopped" on his position on taxes,Mr Sunak denied U-turning on his position, saying his plans were time-limited and temporary. Asked whether Russia's threats of nuclear war concern her, she said that"Putin has said all kinds of things" that have not come true.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerHost Nick Ferrari asked whether the Queen might bring up Ms Truss's voting record if she becomes PM - as when she was a Liberal Democrat in 1994, she had voted for the abolition of the monarchy.
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