Liz Truss backer Nadine Dorries has mocked Tory leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak after he was pictured wearing a £3,500 suit
The Culture Secretary tweeted about reports that the millionaire ex-Chancellor had been pictured wearing a £3,500 suit ahead of a crunch vote and £490 Prada loafers on a visit to a building site.
Her swipe at the former chancellor was criticised by a number of Tories, with Cabinet Office minister Johnny Mercer saying the contest had become "embarrassing". Mr Sunak was seen wearing a Henry Herbert suit - worth a reported £3,500 - ahead of the vote which saw him and Ms Truss selected by Tory MPs last Friday.Rishi Sunak was seen sporting a bespoke £3,500 suit by Bloomsbury tailor Henry Herbert suit.His choice of Prada shoes on a visit to a construction site in Redcar also caught Ms Dorries' attention.
Guildford MP Angela Richardson, a supporter of Mr Sunak, shot back at the Culture Secretary: "FFS Nadine! Muted."He warned that "on current trajectory" the party would be out of power in two years' time."The puerile nature of this leadership contest is embarrassing," he said. "Time to raise the standards."
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