Liz Truss has tried to reinvigorate her flagging campaign for Conservative leader with a belated launch at which she sought to portray herself as a radical tax cutter and state shrinker, but with the necessary cabinet experience to thrive in No 10.
“I can lead, I can make tough decisions and I can get things done,” she told a carefully choreographed event in Westminster, attended by her MP and cabinet backers. “I am ready to be prime minister from day one.”
