Tory leadership contest descends into an on-air slanging match

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Baring his own teeth, Sunak asked Truss if she regretted having been a Lib Dem more than having voted against Brexit?
50% : Truss, who voted remain in 2016, was left rigid when ITV host Julia Etchingham asked candidates to raise their hands if they voted for Brexit.
46% : Liz Truss asked: "If Rishi's got a great plan for growth, why haven't we seen it in his last two-and-a-half years in the Treasury."What began with squabble over tax cuts that turned into an alley fight with Liz Truss and Penny Mordaunt turning fire on Rishi Sunak for not cutting taxes.

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