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Supporters of the two candidates for the Tory leadership also traded blows over tax cuts and economic credibility.

Rishi Sunak hit out at the “forces that be” who are supporting Liz Truss as he gave a speech in Margaret Thatcher’s birthplace.Speaing in Grantham, alled himself the “underdog” but stopped short of naming Ms Truss personally.He told the crowd: “The forces that be want this to be a coronation…

She has personal traits and political characteristics that are strikingly similar to those of Boris Johnson

THE SNP have warned of a growing “Thatcher threat” to Scotland with the Tory leadership race lurching “even further to the right”.

Rivals Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak vying to be Britain's next Prime Minister showed tonight that whichever way the scandal-hit Tories go, the UK will see further attempts to crack down on illegal migration - including the widely derided Rwanda asylum scheme

Both the Foreign Secretary and the former chancellor appeared united on the need to toughen up UK policy on migrants.

Chris Patten, Norman Lamont and Malcolm Rifkind warn former PM would never have approved borrowing to fund £30bn cuts

Foreign Secretary Ms Truss, who has been tipped as the favourite among the Tory membership, said she was ‘not taking anything for granted’.

As the race to replace Boris Johnson continues, it is the legacy of another Conservative leader that both candidates are trying to claim as their own.