Contenders battling to be the next Tory leader have traded blows over who was the real heir to Margaret Thatcher on tax as voting was starting in the contest.
As several of the eight remaining candidates were on Wednesday morning scrambling to secure the backing of at least 30 MPs to get through the first round of voting, Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg argued that Lady Thatcher would be lowering taxes if she were in charge now.
