British defence secretary Ben Wallace has endorsed Liz Truss in the race to become prime minister, a fresh boost to the foreign secretary who is favoured to beat her rival Rishi Sunak.
Truss was "authentic" and "straight" and could do the job from day one, said Wallace, who is regarded as one of the most popular members of the government and had been seen as the early favourite to replace Boris Johnson before he ruled himself out.
