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Sunak and Truss slug it out over tax rises and cuts
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss made it through to the final two in the Tory leadership race

THE two Tory candidates fighting to be the next prime minister have come to blows over their finance plans.

The differences between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss continued to grow as the two battled for the votes of the Tory membership, who will decide the winner.

In an interview on Thursday evening, former chancellor Mr Sunak warned against a “huge borrowing spree” and claimed the Tories would suffer a defeat at the next general election under the leadership of his rival Ms Truss.

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