Blow for Rishi Sunak as Sajid Javid backs Liz Truss in Tory leadership race
Mr Javid warned that 'tax cuts now are essential' as Mr Sunak resists adopting Ms Truss’s more radical plan in order to get to grips with inflation first.
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Sajid Javid pulls out of Tory leadership race to succeed Boris Johnson as PM
The former health secretary and former chancellor struggled to get the required 20 nominations needed to go through to the first round of voting.
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Speaking after launching his leadership bid, the former health secretary told ITV News how 'angry' he was at the lines the government told him to say.