The blue on blue attacks have ramped up after Rishi Sunak was accused of 'mansplaining' to Liz Truss during their first head-to-head TV debate
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke, who is backing Ms Truss, said Mr Sunak was"pretty aggressive".
"But by and large, I think the debate was held in a reasonable spirit, reflecting obviously the importance of issues."Sunak ally dismisses 'mansplaining' accusationsDespite the pair saying they want to run clean campaigns, the contest has become more and more angsty, with allies of the two trading increasingly personal attacks over the weekend.
She also said her plans would see the government start paying down the debt that mounted up through COVID relief measures implemented by Mr Sunak in three years' time. He said:"Liz, your plans… your own economic adviser has said that will lead to mortgage interest rates going up to 7%. Can you imagine what that's going to do for everyone here and everyone watching? That's thousands of pounds on their mortgage bill."And as Ms Truss tried to continue, Mr Sunak said:"It's going to tip millions of people into misery, and it's going to mean we have absolutely no chance of winning the next election either.
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