Foreign Secretary Liz Truss blamed France for issues at the Channel which have seen massive tailbacks of traffic in Kent, as she campaigns to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Read more:
Launching his campaign to members, Mr Sunak said:"All the evidence is clear, I am the only person who can beat Labour. I am the only candidate who can protect the union and I am the only candidate who can keep Brexit safe.
"The forces that want this to be a coronation for the other candidate. But I think members want a choice and they are prepared to listen and in the coming days they will see that I do not just offer change... I'm offering hope we can be better."Sunak's 'common sense Thatcherism' Mr Sunak went on to say that Ms Truss's plan to cut taxes while inflation is high is"wrong" and immoral and will cause mortgages to rise.
She said:"I'm being very honest about the situation - we face the biggest economic crisis we have seen for a generation and now is not the time for business as usual."On the NHS, Ms Truss said she would appoint a"strong" health secretary - and that a strong economy would be needed to fix the backlogs.
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