The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Backing of former health secretary comes as new poll finds Rishi Sunak is trailing by 32 points in leadership contest

Foreign secretary has secured the endorsement of former chancellor Sajid Javid

Mr Javid, who had kept his cards close to his chest, warned that Rishi Sunak's policies would lead Britain “sleepwalking into a high-tax, low-growth” economy

Rishi Sunak is trailing Liz Truss in the Conservative leadership race by a gap of 32 points, according to a new survey by the influential website ConservativeHome website.

Liz Truss insisted her U-turn over a regional pay policy for public servants showed she was “decisive”.She continued to claim the policy had been “misrepresented” although did not set out how, or why it was being abandoned entirely rather than clarified.The comments come as Ms Truss insisted she is taking…

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have been courting votes in the Tory heartlands with party members saying whoever wins will be facing the “most difficult start… since the Second World War”.

European champions call on Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to commit to bringing change if they enter No 10

Edel Harris, chief executive of learning disability charity Mencap, explains why the Mirror’s Fair Care for All campaign is so important, with 165,000 vacant social care posts as of March this year

The boss of disability charity Mencap pleaded with Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to focus on how to ease pressure on the sector