'You stabbed Johnson in the back': Rishi Sunak accused of betraying PM in early Tory leadership roundups

Rishi Sunak has been accused of 'stabbing Boris Johnson in the back' as he addressed grassroots Tories during the first election campaign to replace the Prime Minister.

He There was applause from the crowd of other more than 1,000 Tories at the suggestion that Mr Johnson should be on the ballot alongside his former chancellor and rival Liz Truss.

But Mr Sunak denied betraying the Prime Minister as he was grilled at the event in Leeds. Instead, he said he resigned over economic policy differences.

'You stabbed Johnson in the back': Rishi Sunak accused of betraying PM in early Tory leadership roundups

Rishi Sunak has been accused of 'stabbing Boris Johnson in the back' as he addressed grassroots Tories during the first election campaign to replace the Prime Minister.

He There was applause from the crowd of other more than 1,000 Tories at the suggestion that Mr Johnson should be on the ballot alongside his former chancellor and rival Liz Truss.

But Mr Sunak denied betraying the Prime Minister as he was grilled at the event in Leeds. Instead, he said he resigned over economic policy differences.

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