Toxic briefing war against Rishi Sunak now emanating from rival Tory party factions

British foreign secretary Liz Truss entered the PM race on Monday, taking the number of candidates in the contest to 11. Truss said she would slash taxes and maintain a tough line against Russia

- Naomi Canton

London:The war against Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak is now mainly emanating from within the Conservative Party as the race to become the next UK PM gets dominated by hostile briefings against rival campaigns. In the latest incident of mud-slinging, a 424word anonymous “dirty dossier” outlining all the reasons not to vote for Sunak spread through Tory MP WhatsApp groups over the weekend. It is they who will vote for the next party leader in a series of rounds until two are left; then the wider party membership can vote. The memo, titled “Get Ready for Rishi”, lists a series of faults with the former chancellor of the exchequer, accusing him of “enabling Boris Johnson’s reckless over-spending” and “breaking a solemn Conservative Party manifesto promise not to raise taxes” as well as “adding £400 billion to the national debt”.