All the other candidates have been gunning for the former chancellor's record on tax and spending.
Those two hurdles are likely to put a significant squeeze on what is currently a cacophonous and crowded field, and we will also start to see, crucially, where the support for some of the rejected candidates goes.
All the other candidates, to one degree or another, are gunning for his record as chancellor, and the current levels of taxation and government spending. At a news conference, Rishi Sunak will pointedly repeat his jibe at his rivals - that those proposing big tax cuts are offering "fairy tales," whereas he will stand up for what he calls a "return to traditional Conservative economic values" and "honesty and responsibility".A big name in Tory circles, yes, but also the man associated with whatin the 1990s, a calamitous day for the then Conservative government's reputation in managing the economy.
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