Houchen says party must avoid seeming self-indulgent as other Conservatives attack Liz Truss over new interventionThe Conservatives should not have a protracted leadership debate as it would be a “waste of time” and could risk appearing self-indulgent, the Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has said.His comments came as former Conservative parliamentary candidates rounded on the former prime minister Liz Truss, who has attacked the leadership of Rishi Sunak in the failed general election campaign by saying he had trashed her legacy in office. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/14/ben-houchen-conservative-leadership-battle
Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
Publish date : 2024-07-14 19:29:31
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