Sajid Javid backs Liz Truss for PM as he takes swipe at Rishi Sunak's tax plans

Tory frontrunner Liz Truss described Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford as a 'low energy version of Jeremy Corbyn' days after criticising Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon and calling her an 'attention seeker'

"Only by getting growth back to pre-financial crisis levels can we hope to support the high-quality public services people rightly expect. Some claim that tax cuts can only come once we have growth.

He said her wealth of experience and time served in Government will aid Ms Truss if she is to become Britain's next leader. Mr Javid's endorsement came ahead of tonight's hustings in Cardiff, where the two candidates made their case for why they should become leader and prime minister. Referring to his decision in 2019 to scrap the M4 relief road, a dual three-lane motorway south of Newport which was proposed to relieve congestion, she added: "Whether it's stopping the M4 relief road, whether it's whacking a tax on our tourist industry, I will crack down on his negativity about Wales and about the United Kingdom.

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