Liz Truss’s strategists aim to convince MPs to switch allegiance to maintain her campaign’s momentum
that left Mordaunt edged out of the members’ ballot by potentially just four MPs’ votes.
, who, though he had to pull out of the race in the early stages after failing to garner enough nominations, has served in several cabinet posts. The sting in his snubbing of Sunak, his friend and former protege at the Treasury, left Truss’s team rubbing their hands with glee. Kemi Badenoch, tipped as a rising star by the Tory right, has been wooed but so far has kept her powder dry.
Sunak has failed to win any major new endorsements since all seven of his cabinet backers emerged early at the start of the campaign. His latest backers have mostly included the old guard – former Tory leaders like William Hague and Michael Howard, as well as Thatcher-era cabinet ministers including her chancellor, Nigel Lawson.
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