Conservative MPs are said to be concerned about the damage the debates are doing to the image of the party, exposing disagreements and splits
Those still in the running to become the next Conservative Party leader are Mr Sunak, Ms Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat.
A source from Tom Tugendhat's team said he has"never stepped away from public scrutiny and has been the one candidate who has always put himself forward to the media holding an hour's Q&A last week". Meanwhile, the foreign secretary attacked Mr Sunak's record in the Treasury, telling him:"Rishi, you have raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years. That is not going to drive economic growth.
There were further furious exchanges between Ms Mordaunt and Ms Badenoch - who accused the trade minister in the first debate of having pushed a policy of gender self-identification for people who wanted to legally change their gender when she had government responsibility for the issue.
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