A battle for the heart of the Tory Right erupted on Tuesday as Liz Truss sought to see off a challenge from Kemi Badenoch and overtake Penny Mordaunt to make the shortlist to be the next Prime Minister.
One of Foreign Secretary MsTruss’ key allies claimed that leadership frontrunner Rishi Sunak risks being like “Sleeping Beauty” by refusing to bring in immediate tax cuts to kick start Britain’s struggling economy.
