Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss said she would be willing to unleash nuclear war if she becomes Prime Minister.
The Foreign Secretary - who looks increasingly likely to succeed Boris Johnson in the top office - tonight said she was "ready" to hit the nuclear button if needed - even though it would mean "global annihilation".
She made the remark at a hustings event in Birmingham, when she was quizzed by host John Pienaar about the daunting decision she could face.
