Tory leadership race turns toxic as Truss and Sunak trade blows over economy and immigration

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Tory leadership race turns toxic as Truss and Sunak trade blows over economy and immigration
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Liz Truss has been accused of changing her stance on China's threat to national security, while Sunak is branded 'too soft' on Beijing

Liz Truss has been accused of changing her stance on China’s threat to national security, while Sunak is branded ‘too soft’ on Beijing

Rishi Sunak’s camp has accused Liz Truss of changing her stance on China’s influence in the UK education system, claiming she was responsible for opening a third of the UK’s Confucius Institutes, when she was an education minister. The Truss campaign immediately hit back, claiming Mr Sunak was “too soft” on China, adding that the Chinese state media was “effectively endorsing Rishi Sunak for Prime Minister”, highlighting a recentThe comments show the battle to replace Boris Johnson is turning ever nastier and sets up what is likely to be a bruising encounter between the two in the first one on one TV debates on the BBC on Monday night.

On the issue of using cruise ships to house migrants, rather than hotels the Team Truss said it would be illegal under the Human Rights Act.

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