Michael Gove has endorsed Rishi Sunak to be the next prime minister as he accused rival Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality" with her tax plans.
The former cabinet minister, who was sacked by Boris Johnson, suggested Ms Truss's proposals would put "the stock options of FTSE 100 executives" before the nation's poorest people.
He added that he does not expect to return to frontline politics, as he backed Mr Sunak - the self-styled "underdog" in the race to replace the outgoing prime minister.