Priti Patel snipes at Braverman and Badenoch over leadership – but refuses to rule out own run

Ex-home secretary tells i Rishi Sunak must not move 'so far away from some of the fundamentals that got you elected in 2019'.

But even as she bemoans leadership manoeuvring, Dame Priti makes clear that Ms Truss is “not fronting up” the pro-growth drive.

“I actually think it’s quite disappointing at party conference that people are even making speculation. Turning her fire on the Prime Minister, Dame Priti questions Mr Sunak’s new strategy of portraying himself as the so-called “change” candidate – which has led to him being accused of dumping parts of the 2019 Tory manifesto.

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