The Tory leadership race descended into bitter infighting last night as the party’s right battled it out to take on favourite Rishi Sunak.
Home Secretary Priti Patel was weighing up a bid after telling Brexiteer Tories she was the only right-winger who could win the next election.
Leading Brexiteer Penny Mordaunt topped a poll of party members despite hardliners claims she was too “woke” for the top job.