James Cleverly, Suella Braverman and Tom Tugendhat all supported Liz Truss in her campaign to become Prime Minister, raising serious doubts about their judgmentThree of the Tory MPs vying to become party leader helped get Liz Truss into Downing Street. Ms Truss was forced out of Downing Street after just 49 days in October 2022 after she announced a tax-cutting bonanza, with giveaways for the super-rich. “I’m backing Liz Truss as our leader and PM,” he wrote on Twitter. Tom TugendhatShadow Security Minister Tom Tugendhat threw his support behind Ms Truss after he was knocked out of the contest in fifth place. “After listening to the arguments and seeing the battle of ideas, I’m backing Liz Truss,” he wrote in an article for The Times.

Source: The Times July 26, 2024 05:07 UTC