The Tories are 'staring into the grave' and must unite behind Liz Truss or face losing the next election, Iain Duncan-Smith has told LBC
The Conservative Party must now "unite" behind Liz Truss or face losing the next election, Tory MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith has told LBC's Tonight with Andrew Marr.When Sir Iain was asked whether it mattered that Ms Truss had beaten Rishi Sunak by a relatively small margin, the former party leader said: "No, I don't think so, for two good reasons."
He pointed out that Ms Truss had won the backing of more Tory MPs than Mr Sunak, but then went on: "The honest truth is, this party now knows that it either unites, gives her support, or it's over."And it's the kind of unity of the grave."Either you stay together or you're gonna be in it, and I think that's one of the most galvanising features of the fact you have 18 months and we don't have time for rows... a lot of MPs who were on Rishi Sunak's side...
Liz Truss pledges a 'bold plan' to cut taxes and tackle Britain's energy crisis in first speech after being crowned PM When Andrew asked if tackling all of the problems in the coming months is a "super-human task", Sir Iain said: "Yes, it is. "The timescale of 18 months - basically it means there's never been a time when somebody has faced this many challenges with such a short time to put it right."
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