Kay Burley grills Liz Truss on her policy U-Turns
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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, the final two Tory leadership contenders, have several hustings scheduled throughout July as they try to curry favour with the party’s members. The 160,000 potential voters will pay close attention to their policy proposals ahead of September 2, when they have to cast their final ballots. Those who don’t get to attend a speech or watch the televised debates may rely on the opinions of others to inform their decision, and a clutch of MPs have gathered behind both candidates.
Which MPs have declared support for Liz Truss?
Ms Truss, who is running to become Prime Minister while serving as foreign secretary, was a latecomer to the leadership contest.
She followed Mr Sunak, one of the earliest MPs to announce his bid, a few days after Boris Johnson resigned in disgrace at the steps of Number 10.
While lagging slightly on the campaign front, she has made up for it with high-profile endorsements.
Early this morning, she boasted of the support she has received from 21 “current and former” Conservative colleagues.
Those colleagues included:
- Jake Berry
- Suella Braverman
- James Cleverly
- Simon Clarke
- Therese Coffey
- Michelle Donelan
- David Frost
- Sajid Javid
- David Jones
- Kwasi Kwarteng
- Brandon Lewis
- Penny Mordaunt
- David Mundell
- Nadine Dorries
- John Redwood
- Jacob Rees-Mogg
- Iain Duncan Smith
- Anne-Marie Trevelyan
- Ben Wallace
- John Whittingdale
- Nadhim Zahawi
Altogether as of late July, Ms Truss had approximately 43 supporters within the Tory ranks, many of whom ran against her in previous rounds of the leadership contest.
Which MPs have declared their support for Rishi Sunak?
Mr Sunak was the most popular leadership candidate among Tory MPs in the race’s early days and came close to receiving 120 votes before its latest stage.
As of July 19, he still has the largest backing, with around 77 MPs in his court.
But unfortunately for the ex-Chancellor, this is the only aspect of the competition where he leads Ms Truss.
The MPs supporting Mr Sunak include:
- Mark Harper
- Jacob Young
- Angela Richardson
- John Glen
- Laura Trott
- Mark Spencer
- Claire Coutinho
- Liam Fox
- Paul Maynard
- Bob Neill
- Oliver Dowden
- Mel Stride
- Julie Marson
- Bim Afolami
- Simon Jupp
- Simon Hoare
- Louie French
- Andrew Murrison
- Helen Whately
- Fay Jones
- Peter Gibson
- Craig Williams
- Robert Goodwill
- James Cartlidge
- Gareth Davies
- Siobhan Baillie
- Simon Hart
- Rebecca Pow
- Anthony Browne
- Ruth Edwards
- Greg Hands
- Gary Streeter
- Laura Farris
- Andrew Bowie
- Victoria Prentis
- Dominic Raab
- Grant Shapps
- Gillian Keegan
- Lucy Frazer
- Gavin Williamson
- Matt Hancock
- James Wild
- Alex Chalk
- Steve Barclay
- Chris Skidmore
- Stephen Crabb
- Andrew Jones
- Alun Cairns
- Simon Baynes
- Michael Ellis
- Theresa Villiers
- Jeremy Hunt
- Jeremy Quin
- Nigel Huddleston
- Will Quince
- Richard Holden
- Paul Howell
- Robert Buckland
- Richard Graham
- Robert Halfon
- David Rutley
- Andrew Mitchell
- Huw Merriman
- Jonathan Djanogly
- Steve Brine
- Robin Walker
- Damian Hinds
- Nick Gibb
- Mark Pawsey
- Marcus Jones
- Rehman Chishti
- Desmond Swayne
- Victoria Atkins
Mr Sunak has clinched the lead in supporting MPs, but the latest polls show he is far behind Ms Truss with members.
A survey conducted by YouGov on Tuesday of more than 1,000 members found that she was 38 points ahead of her rival.
The pollsters found that she had the support of 69 percent of voters, while Mr Sunak had just 31 percent.
The foreign secretary gained seven more points on her last survey, showing her campaign is only gathering steam.
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