Liz Truss' tell-tale comment and pointed hug show rivalry with Rishi Sunak, expert says

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Body language expert Judi James has revealed the telltale signs that Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss aren't on good terms after the leadership race curators

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Liz Truss ignores Rishi Sunak as she is named new Prime Minister

Liz Truss masking Rishi Sunak after it was reported the Prime Minister suggests tension between the two is still high, a body language expert has claimed. The former foreign secretary "passed her rival without a look or nod of recognition" as she took the stage to deliver her victory speech, James said.

Judi James said it was clear Sunak's 'childish bounce' had deserted the Tory MP as Liz Truss won the Tory leadership race to become the country's next prime minister. But on stage, she paid tribute to the "hardly contested campaign" against Rishi Sunak by winning 57% of the valid votes cast, compared to 43% for her rival.

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Judi said: "There was an empty chair between her and Rishi and although it suggested that Boris was a last minute no-show, it could actually have been for Rishi's wife.

"The expression on Rishi's face was that of a man as empty as a haddock and his wife might not have wanted to witness his disappointment. All the childish bouncing had abandoned him and he slightest curl of his lip suggested he might be bubbling inside.

“Either Truss sensed it, or she had no intention of being magnanimous in victory, but she passed her rival without a look or nod of recognition.