RISHI Sunak launched his campaign to be PM with a sober warning to rivals not to risk bankrupting Britain with mad promises of giveaways. The former Chancellor was the first big beast to go public …
Popular backbencher — and prominent Remainer — Mr Tugendhat told The Sun he respected Brexit and would not try to unpick it if he won.“I’ve doubted our leaders could deliver it but I’ve never doubted our people have the guts and the spirit to make it work.
“Look at what we can now do — we can cut tariffs that make our food, clothes, and energy more expensive. We can slash VAT and corporation tax. We can strip regulations that slow our growth.A poll of Tory members by Opinium for Channel 4 News put Mr Sunak on 25 per cent, just ahead of Liz Truss on 21 per cent.
Mr Wallace, while the bookies’ favourite, was only on 12 per cent, while Mr Zahawi was on six per cent. But yesterday also saw a stampede of random Tory MPs unexpectedly throwing their hats in the ring.He told Politics Live: “There is a wealth of talent and experience on the back benches which I think needs to come forward.”
Fellow anonymous Tory Rehman Chishti said he was considering a tilt too. He added: “I will be reflecting on how best I can serve our country with my own experience and background.was said to be ringing round to see if he can get any support while many Tory MPs were left scratching their heads and trying to work out who some of the contenders even were.will meet on Monday to determine the length of the contest and raise the bar to avoid no-hopers slowing it down.
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