Liz Truss has extended her lead over Rishi Sunak by 24 points in the Tory leadership race, latest polling has revealed.
Mr Sunak firmly set out his stall today, writing in the Telegraph that “my values are Thatcherite. I believe in hard work, family and integrity. I am a Thatcherite, I am running as a Thatcherite and I will govern as a Thatcherite.Thatcher-channelling Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will spend the rest of the summer with horns locked against Mr Sunak as they attempt to woo Tory members, who will decide which of them will gain the keys to No10.
Suggestions have been growing in recent weeks that Ms Truss has intentionally cultivated comparisons with the former Conservative prime minister.Ms Truss also said she was ‘wrong’ to back Remain in the Brexit vote, saying that the “portents of doom” of leaving Europe didn’t happen. Ms Truss has overtaken Rishi Sunak as the frontrunner by bookmakers, with early indications suggesting she is more popular with Tory members ahead of a summer of campaigning.
And she attacked the Government's tax record, which was overseen by Mr Sunak until he resigned, triggering Mr Johnson's ultimate downfall.
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