Liz Truss risks handing Labour a landslide victory if she continues "lurching to the right" and pursuing "cruel" benefit cuts, an ally of Boris Johnson has warned.
Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries fired off a fresh attack against Ms Truss as Conservative infighting plunged to new depths following the party's chaos-ridden conference in Birmingham.
Right-winger Ms Dorries, who backed Ms Truss to be leader, said the Prime Minister had made some "big mistakes" in her first weeks in office - and risked "wipeout" at the polls.