FOREIGN Secretary Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak's leadership campaigns went head-to-head today in a growing tax war that could decide who succeeds Boris Johnson.
Shortly before Ms Truss officially unveiled her leadership bid, one of her closest allies, Kwasi Kwarteng, launched a stinging attack on former chancellor Mr Sunak's economic plan claiming his tax rises did not "make any sense whatsoever".
One of Mr Sunak's key campaign supporters, former housing secretary Robert Jenrick, hit back immediately accusing rival leadership contenders of "promising entirely unfunded tax cuts in the heat of a Conservative leadership election". The clash came as:
Former health secretary Sajid Javid was this afternoon launching his official bid to become prime minister with a pledge to crack down on sleaze and scandals from the Tory party.
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi said he would slash government department headcount by 20 per cent, which would almost certainly lead to thousands of job losses in Whitehall, as part of his tax-cutting agenda.
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