- Received plaudits from sudden quarters for committing £26 billion to Northern Powerhouse rail, together with Andy Burnham
- Subsequently gained the backing of Northern Analysis Group Chair Jake Berry
- “I’m saying that I’m backing Liz Truss as she’s the particular person with vitality to convey motion and supply to ensure we degree up our United Kingdom. I’ve met so much with Liz and we’ve frolicked speaking about how we rework folks’s lives not simply on this nice metropolis of Leeds however throughout the north of England “That’s why I’m proud to be backing Liz Truss to be the subsequent Prime Minister.”
- Guido notes she’s began choosing up supportive op-eds in Rishi-backing papers like The Instances & FT
- Has dedicated to promoting Channel 4
- Introduced a brand new coverage to ban councils amending their inexperienced belt, and banning any extra homes being constructed on inexperienced area websites
- Cites statistic Greenbelt has shrunk by 1% since 2006
- Coverage has not gone down nicely amongst right-wing wonks or younger Tories
- Recommended the closure of the gender transition centre Tavistock Centre, saying “I’m instinctively cautious about youngsters enterprise life altering remedy. When clinicians are elevating considerations and younger individuals are coming ahead saying they felt harried into remedy, we should pay attention.”
- Obtained a dig from Boris over vitality u-turn, saying whoever is the subsequent PM will eliminate VAT on gasoline, “seems to be simpler than we thought.”
Bookies Odds (Earlier in Brackets):
- Liz Truss 1/6 (1/6)
- Rishi Sunak 7/2 (11/4)
