This came after Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi joined other luminaries of Boris Johnson's cabinet in backing the foreign secretary against Sunak, his predecessor in the Treasury.

And that's why I know with her, we can win.' 'She knows what she believes in and her resolve to stand up against tyranny and fight for freedom,' Mordaunt said.

Speaking at the Monday hustings, Mordaunt praised Truss for 'her authenticity, her determination, her ambition for this country'.

In a blow to his campaign, international trade minister Penny Mordaunt, who narrowly came third to Truss in a run-off, announced she was supporting Truss as 'the hope candidate'. Sunak, a polished debater, needs to recapture momentum after Truss steamed into a strong polling lead on a platform of immediate tax cuts to address Britain's worst cost-of-living crisis in generations. And that's what we can do'.Īlso read: UK rivals for PM hold first clash in front of Tory members Truss said the women's team 'fought bravely against the odds and got things done and delivered a massive massive victory. Truss also invoked Sunday's final against Germany, vowing: 'I will channel the spirit of the Lionesses' at a members' hustings in the southwestern city of Exeter - the second of 12 such events before the winner is announced on September 5.

Truss's lagging rival, Rishi Sunak, vied to make up lost ground with a plan for future tax cuts - and potentially to host a future women's football World Cup in Britain after England's 'Lionesses' won the European championship. British Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss won further heavyweight endorsement Monday as party members began a month of voting to decide the next occupant of 10 Downing Street.

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