RISHI Sunak tonight became the first Tory big beast to declare his bid to be Prime Minister with a veiled dig at Boris Johnson. The ex-Chancellor said now was the time for “honesty” and…
RISHI Sunak tonight became the first Tory big beast to declare his bid to be Prime Minister with a veiled dig at Boris Johnson.
The ex-Chancellor said now was the time for "honesty" and laid out his stall as the "unity candidate" after months of infighting.Posting a slick video on Twitter, he said: "I'm standing to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and your Prime Minister.In the glitzy cinematic launch clip with the slogan "Ready for Rishi" he played up his work leading the "toughest department during Covid".
And in a swipe at leadership rivals preparing to pledge tax cuts, he slammed "comforting fairy-tales" that would harm us in the long run.
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