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Finally, some applause from the audience
Pressed by Chris Mason on how he repaid Boris Johnson by resigning, Rishi Sunak describes Boris Johnson as "one of the most remarkable people I've met... and I'm very proud of all the things we achieved in Government together, actually".

"For me I acted out of principle and I think that's important. When it comes to this Remain thing and Liz was saying, I do think that we need someone as leader who has the consistency and courage of their convictions, and that is something I will bring to this country."

Mr Sunak gets the first applause of the night for that answer.

 

Boris's mistakes weren't serious enough for him to go
What would Boris Johnson have had to do for Liz Truss to resign?
"I supported Boris for leadership, I was his first Cabinet supporter to come out. He did an incredible job of delivering Brexit... an 80-seat majority... Yes, he made mistakes and he's admitted he made mistakes but I didn't think the mistakes he made were sufficient that the Conservative Party should have rejected him.

"That is my view, and I'm still working with the Prime Minister, I'm still Foreign Secretary. I think it's important that I remained in my post, we have very, very serious issues to deal with. And I thought it would be a dereliction of duty to leave my job at that junction."

After spending time with him this week on foreign affairs, Ms Truss says he "very much suspects he would not want a future role in Government... I think he wants a well-earned break."

 

Feedback
An energetic and gloves off approach with. by both candidates

One can't but observe however, these are two people who are keen to win an election to lead a Party - though do no give Confidence and inspiration required to lead a Country
IMO

 

What do you expect ??? - they're both members of the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' !!! I wouldn't give either of them the time of day !!!

 

Neither should be elected to be PM by their own supporters .

Elected to lead the Tory Party be all means thats their business

They need to be voted in by the electorate and therefore a General Election should be called.

More so as they were both big players in the Boris Johnson Government and condoned breaking the law they set as per Partygate by supporting Boris .

 

Absolutely agree 100%

 

Let the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' have its way and let Boris stay, so that come the next General Election, the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' will be wiped out once and for good.

 

I agree .. you should not ! As time is not relevant

 

That is the polite way of saying "I don't give a flying f**k !!!

 

When interpreting what somebody else is saying I was agreeing with you while agreeing with Einstein ….Boris Johnson was held accountable for party gate …

 

I never said I don’t give a flying %#^*%

 

Anyone who doesn't care does not understand the consequences that could befall - the Country
It's not a matter of who will lead a Party that is out of touch with the people - as the Thread is titled - the victor will be ...
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Tory leadership: How accurate are Truss v Sunak polls?
A BBC report: 1

Tory leadership: How accurate are Truss v Sunak polls? - BBC News

 

Five key moments from Truss-Sunak clash
A BBC report: 2

Tory leadership debate: Five key moments from Truss-Sunak clash - BBC News

 

Mansplaining
Liz Truss’s campaign has accused Rishi Sunak of “mansplaining” following a bad-tempered live TV debate in which the two Tory hopefuls laid out their policies in the leadership election.

A spokesman for the Foreign Secretary told The Times: “Rishi Sunak has tonight proven he is not fit for office. His aggressive mansplaining and shouty private school behaviour is desperate, unbecoming and is a gift to Labour.”

The comments came after the ex-Chancellor took a deliberately confrontational approach in a bid to shake his reputation for being “too slick” according to supporters.
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Political commentators have noted that Mr Sunak, who has been trailing in the polls in recent weeks, came out swinging with an aggressive performance.

He took aim at the Foreign Secretary’s plans to cut tax immediately, scrapping the rise in national insurance and freezing rather than increasing corporation tax.

Many viewers noted that Mr Sunak repeatedly spoke over Ms Truss during the debate and found his interruptions condescending.
Presenter Sophie Raworth interjected to urge Mr Sunak to “let her [Ms Truss] answer”.

During the live TV battle, Tory MP Jackie Doyle-Price took to Twitter to say: “Most women MPs have been subject to mansplaining and being talked over in debate.
“Never a worse example than right now on the BBC.”

Nonetheless, a snap poll by Opinium, based on a sample of 1,032 voters, found 39 per cent believed Mr Sunak had performed best compared to 38 per cent for Ms Truss.

Mr Sunak did attend a private school, but his conduct in the debate has been described as departure from his usual persona. It will be down to Conservative members to decide if he was too rude.

 

What is mansplaining?
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines “mansplaining” as:
“To explain something to a woman in a condescending way that assumes she has no knowledge about the topic.”
Similarly, the Cambridge Dictionary describes the term as:
“The act of explaining something to someone in a way that suggests that they are stupid; used especially when a man explains something to a woman that she already understands.

 

We shall see what happens.
This is UK politics.
I don't get why others post?

Americans have their own politics.

 

beautifully said and this is the outcome that i hope for and believe

 

.... But its only temporary, providing the majority of the public have long enough memories and consciences, come the next General election the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' could (hopefully) get wiped out !!!

 

Our next P.M I like to get rid of all this lot. I do not have time to fake politicians and liars. As next P.M I like to see Caroline Lucas.