Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will not participate in a televised debate moderated by Sky news before the final vote of ToryMPs in leadership competition.
It comes after the pair clashed in the competition’s second televised debate last night, when the former Chancellor accused the Foreign Secretary of making “socialist” suggestions in her bid to succeed Boris Johnson at No 10.
A source in Mr Sunak’s campaign told The Independent he would not be attending the debate hosted by Sky News on Tuesday, adding: ‘We’re delighted to have further debates if we’re lucky enough to move to the next phase access, including Sky News’.
It is also understood that Ms Truss will only take part in the debate, which should take place before MPs’ final vote, if all candidates have committed to doing so.
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