Flagging Rishi Sunak’s allies today insisted there is still “everything to play for” in the Tory leadership race as the first ballots hit doormats on Monday.
The ex-Chancellor was wounded by more MPs backing rival Liz Truss, NHS chiefs blasting his plan to fine patients £10 for missed appointments, and Nadine Dorries comparing him to Brutus stabbing Julius Caesar in the back.
As bookies gave Ms Truss a 90% chance of winning, one Sunak ally told the Times they were “fed up” and “waiting for the Truss-mobile to move in to No10” while another told the Mail on Sunday: “It’s over”.
