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Trussed up? Door to No 10 opens wide as Sunak hopes for a miracle

Rishi Sunak’s supporters are understandably glum, but one thing alone means they have not totally given up hope of defeating Liz Truss in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative party leader and prime minister. “We’re crossing our fingers for a game changing gaffe,” says one Tory MP who is supporting Sunak after initially backing another candidate.

With the result of the ballot of

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