Brexit Opportunities Minister Jacob_Rees_Mogg details why he supports Liz Truss in her bid to become the next Tory leader and says 'she has got the right answers' in terms of foreign, domestic and European policies. Latest: 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
Government has offered Labour time to have a traditional confidence vote, sources sayhas been told by sources that the government has offered Labour time to have a traditional confidence vote tomorrow if they want one.
"The government is focused on delivering parliamentary business that impacts people’s everyday lives while we work through this transition."Is Gavin Williamson behind 'dirty tricks' for Rishi Sunak? It's 'complete nonsense', source says This, apparently, was being done on behalf of former chancellor Mr Sunak as he wants to face Mr Hunt in the final run off - because he thinks he would win.A source close to Mr Sunak has now responded to Beth Rigby:"It's complete nonsense, Mel Stride is running the whipping operation [former Sunak's campaign] and that sort of behaviour just isn't happening.
Asked if Mr Sunak was planning to become prime minister before he resigned, Mr Shapps responds:"What I think was the case was he was becoming increasingly concerned with the direction of travel after a long series of missteps. I don't think it makes sense to pretend otherwise.
In a statement on social media this morning, the cabinet minister said he was"convinced" that the former chancellor had the"right attributes to take our country forward".The MPs in the Conservative leadership race should focus on long-term growth policies and not tax cuts that are"doomed to fail", the Confederation of British Industry has warned.
Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi and Suella Braverman will face a ballot later today after they all secured the 20 nominations from fellow MPs needed to enter the next round. Just before the shortlist was announced yesterday, former health secretary Sajid Javid and backbencher Rehman Chishti bowed out.Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gained the endorsement of Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nadine Dorries and James Cleverly.Tory MPs talking up leadership prospects of Penny Mordaunt - but around half have yet to declare who they are supporting
"If you don’t want Rishi Sunak as prime minister then Penny Mordaunt could be the good option," one MP who attended the hustings told Sky News."She's fresh and comes without baggage." Ex-soldier Tom Tugendhat also enjoyed enthusiastic desk-banging."I like banging!" he said appreciatively, grinning. Some MPs claimed Rishi Sunak, the early front runner with most nominations from MPs, appeared stiff – he didn't use up his allotted 12 minutes in round two - and needs to lighten up as the campaign becomes more competitive.
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