The two candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister clash over the economy, amid warnings their in-fighting could condemn the Conservative Party to years in the political wilderness.
The two candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister have clashed over the economy, amid warnings their in-fighting could condemn the Conservative Party to years in the political wilderness.Boris Johnson's successor will be voted in by Conservative Party membersFormer chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss aimed to impress party members in their first televised debate since the race to live at Number 10 was narrowed down to two.
"Does anyone think that the sensible thing to do is go on a massive borrowing spree worth tens of billions of pounds and fuel inflation even further?" he asked. Ms Truss hit back, saying: "Crashing the economy in order to pay a debt back quicker would be a massive mistake." There are concerns among the Conservative Party that the bitter internal fighting accompanying the leadership struggle is only benefiting the opposition Labour Party.In a tweet, she urged the candidates to sign up to a "clean campaign charter".Economic issues in the UK have been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and the impacts of Brexit.
The pair are battling to succeed Mr Johnson, who quit as leader on July 7 after months of scandals triggered a mass exodus of ministers from his government.Around 180,000 rank-and-file members of the Conservative Party will vote on who they want to lead, and the winner will automatically become prime minister.She outperforms Mr Sunak in polls of Conservative Party members, but Mr Sunak has the edge among voters as a whole.
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