Rishi Sunak warns Tories it's time for a 'grown up conversation' as he leads PM race
Ms Truss is seen as a “stop Sunak” candidate by many on the Tory right, who are angered by his high-tax, high-spend policy during the pandemic.
But Mr Sunak hit back saying: “We need to have a grown up conversation about the central policy question that all candidates have to answer in this election. “My message to the party and the country is simply, I have a plan to steer our economy through these headwinds. We need a return to traditional Conservative economic values and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairytales.“I had to make some of the most difficult choices of my life as Chancellor, in particular how to deal with our debt and borrowing after Covid.
“I have never hidden away from those. I certainly won't pretend now the choices I made and the things I voted for were somehow not necessary.”He said: “I will have no part in a rewriting of history that seeks to demonise Boris, exaggerate his faults or deny his efforts. "I am running a positive campaign focused on what my leadership can offer our party and our country. I will not engage in the negativity you have seen and read in the media. If others wish to do that, then let them.But an ally of Ms Truss said Rishi’s slick campaign will unravel over his past tax affairs and green card.
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