Allies and opponents increasingly believe that the race is shaping up to end with Sunak facing off against a candidate from right of the party
for the party leadership as the former Chancellor takes a lead in the race for No 10.
But the MPs are divided over how best to preserve Boris Johnson’s Brexit legacy – with Nadhim Zahawi rejecting calls from outsider candidate Suella Braverman for Britain to leave the European Convention on Human Rights. Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, Grant Shapps and Mr Zahawi all promised to cut the tax burden on Sunday, while Mr Sunak has insisted it would be irresponsible to do so while the UK is still running a large budget deficit.
Jacob Rees-Mogg told Channel 4: “I will not be supporting Mr Sunak.” He has previously referred to him as “the socialist Chancellor” because of the pandemic spending he introduced.
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