Tory Leadership Contest: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak fight it out for top job

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are setting out their stalls to win over the Tory party membership after successfully making the final ballot to become the next prime minister.

Ms Truss has vowed to bring in an emergency budget to cut tax if she becomes the next prime minister and criticised Rishi Sunak’s record as Chancellor.

Meanwhile, Mr Sunak said he was a Thatcherite who would drive radical reforms and vowed he could win the next election against Labour’s Keir Starmer.

[smitla]

How was Rishi even considered. He was an integral part of the worst government in recent history.

[titzalinabumscrew]

If rishi gets in . Guaranteed labour will be back in at the next general election .

[HobboTube]

interesting.... so Sunak mentions beating Keir Starmer twice in his response whereas Truss talks about making people's live easier.

[ConcreteSheep]

He keeps talking about defeating Labour. How about focusing on how to run the country, rather than get one over on a different party

[dragonwill]

Sunak doesn't blink once and good god is it unnerving. He really had to focus on reading his script didn't he, and then Truss blinks 3 times a second lmao

[ayeright]

Liz all the way 👍
No backstabbing multi millionaire tax evading pleb for us .

[spartacusforlife]

Liz truss has all the personality of road kill

[whyask]

So Rishi S is not to be blamed for:

*Out of hand inflation
* fuel prices
* cost of living
* TAX Dodger Wife??

Unfortunately he will be the easiest person to beat by labour..

[tonynesbitt]

Sunak should not have even been allowed to enter the race to number 10. I would have truss over sunak any day.

[dlkdlk]

Is there anyone who can't see that Rishi is only in it for himself?

[Andrew-zpmc]

60 million of our population will be affected by the decisions of the next PM who is chosen by 3% of the population and even that 3% have shown little support for either of the two candidates 360 MP’s have forced them to choose between.

[fourstarfuel]

Truss will win. Her record makes Boris look like a man of integrity. Ha. Ha. Britain is a joke.

[YenkammaNe]

Only Rishi Sunak understands
Financial reforms, financial planning
Taxation, Revenue generation.
Improvement of economy,
Growth of trade, commerce, businesses
Industrial expansion
Job Growth
Corporate leadership
Entrepreneur ideas
International relations
Banking
Cared for the Country during COVID times
Liz Trash is a good fit for waitress job.

[michaelcoward]

I love that the thumbnail is basically both of them in exactly the same pose making exactly the same face...really highlights just how utterly shallow and devoid of merit this "contest" is.

Tories need to get a grip and realise that their time is up.

[rayg]

Interesting a contest between two nonentities

[hPeAiUdLe]

Sunak did not blink all through the video.

[kanedNunable]

how were these 2 even considered? they are partially to blame for the mess and proven they cant do easier jobs.

[shamarabrown]

Is it just about beating another party? Or should it being about the people of the country? What is best for them?

[sparkydillo]

The man has eyes that are too close together and his wife is a TAX DODGER dodgy

[baldwinfilms]

Sunak legit talks like he’s on Young Apprentice