At the launch of her campaign, Ms. Truss pledged that she will “be brave” with the economy as she tried to regain momentum to reach the final two candidates for leader.
The foreign minister promised to get the economy “on a higher trajectory” by 2024 by cutting taxes to boost growth.
One of her supporters, Simon Clarke, the chief secretary of the Treasury, took to the Tory leaders’ rivals Mrs Mordaunt and Mr Sunak after this afternoon’s TV vote.
He said in government “we were all frustrated with some tax choices”.
here’s how Telegraph readers think the tax should be renewed†
In the meantime, David Campbell Bannerman say only Ms Truss can save Brexit now†
‘Serious reservations’
However, it has not been a day without setbacks for Mrs. Mordaunt, despite our live odds tracker still indicates she is the favorite for the top job.
Lord Frost, the former Brexit chief negotiator, said today that he would have “serious reservations” about her become prime minister.
Referring to his time working with her during the Brexit negotiations, when Ms Mordaunt served as his junior, Lord Frost said she was “not fully responsible or always visible”.
As her campaign builds momentum, here’s: what does the minister for international trade stand for?†
Christopher Hope explains why Mrs Mordaunt reminds him of Jeremy Corbyn†
Lessons from Johnson
The final two candidates will be selected Wednesday night, leaving Johnson free to have one last prime minister.
To that end, there are three TV leadership debates this weekend, the first of which is scheduled for tomorrow night on Channel 4.
Tom Tugendhat believes he can reverse his fading hope for leadership by outperforms the rest of the field in the debatesclose allies have said.
Whatever his shortcomings, the outgoing Prime Minister’s mastery of TV was undeniable, which was first apparent during his appearances on the BBC show Have I Got News For You.
Robin Aitken contours the lessons conservative leaders should take from Mr Johnson.
Evening briefing: today’s other essential headlines
Chaos summer strike † More train drivers will leave later this month, paralyzing the railways for most of the first week of the summer break. Aslef, who represents train drivers, will go on strike on Saturday 30 July, less than 48 hours after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union acted, ruin travel plans†
Commentary and analysis
Around the World: Submarine Attack on Civilians
Among the 20 citizens are three children who killed in a Russian missile attack in the heart of the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia. Residential, administrative and office buildings had suffered “significant damage and destruction” in today’s attack by three missiles, Ukrainian prosecutors said, which killed one baby and injured dozens more. Read how Kalibr cruise missiles were fired from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea and Ukrainian troops shot down two others, officials said. On the front lines, volunteer medics take the time to rescue soldiers as they endure the horrors of war along the way. Colin Freeman has this shipment from Sloviansk on Florence Nightingales in Ukraine risks life and limb rescue wounded troops.
Thursday big read
Children have uncovered the truth about mindfulness