Rishi Sunak tonight insisted he would rather lose the Conservative leadership election than "win on a false promise" as his rival Liz Truss was grilled by Red Wall voters.

The former chancellor claimed her plans would not help the most needy and suggested her focus on cutting taxes immediately was "not the right thing to do".

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