Latest updates: James Cleverly accuses Rishi Sunak of plotting against PM and being just a Treasury ‘spokesperson’
, the Johnson loyalist appointed education secretary last week, accusing Sunak of being a Treasury stooge and of “plotting” against the PM. To defend his plotting claim, Cleverly said:
Cleverly also said that, as chancellor, Sunak was “a spokesperson for Treasury officials”. He went on: In its story, the Times also reports that Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Brexit opportunities minister, and Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, are both set to endorse Truss as the candidate of the Tory right most likely to stop Sunak. Rees-Mogg and Dorries have consistently been Johnson’s most loyal cheerleaders.suggests only around 12% of members favour Sunak as their first choice candidate to succeed.
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