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In an increasingly bitter battle to replace Boris Johnson and enter No10 the two rival camps spent the weekend tearing into each other to paint the other as a dangerous liability.
With the battle to replace Boris Johnson turning increasingly nasty and polls showing he is trailing, Rishi Sunak came out fighting in a showdown on the BBC.
Rishi Sunak claims the evidence suggests the Conservatives would suffer a defeat at the next general election with his rival Liz Truss in charge.
The former chancellor is so far resisting mimicking Ms Truss's plans for swingeing cuts to levies including National Insurance and corporation tax.
The former chancellor has been forced to defend his pandemic record just as he attempts to portray himself as the careful steward of the public's finances.