Analysis: slurs traded between Truss and Sunak camps look hard to live down, though voters may have bigger worries
“One of the great guide books for every new prime minister should be Team of Rivals, about Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet, which consisted of all his rivals, and was one of the great cabinets in American history,” said Davis. “We need to do that both to secure the best talent, but also to bring the party together.”
Interestingly, the Truss team believe the same calculations will make it very hard for Sunak to serve in her administration. Sunak has accused Truss of “fairytale” economics. “If you do have that view, it is hard to see why you would want to serve in the team,” said a Truss source. “There are no swing voters on social media,” said one Tory MP. “Labour will be advertising to people who either believe in them or hate them.”
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