Parsing the policies of Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
The economy shows up the differences between the Tory leadership contenders
At the hustings to choose the new leader of the Conservative Party, and Britain’s next prime minister, Tory members have visceral responses to some issues. When Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the candidates, offer up canards about aspiration and freedom, grunts of approval rumble around the room. When they say that fields are for food, not solar panels, members clap. Barbs about the French get throatier roars than attacks on Vladimir Putin.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The maverick v the wonk”
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