‘Rats deserting sinking ship’: Truss team seeks endorsements from Sunak’s side

Liz Truss's strategists aim to convince MPs to switch allegiance to maintain her campaign's momentum

A number of major names have gone public with their endorsement of Liz Truss over the past fortnight, with announcements carefully timed by her campaign strategists at opportune moments to seize headlines.

But to maintain momentum over the coming weeks as new policies dry up, the foreign secretary's team want to go one further by flipping those who have already declared support for her Conservative leadership rival, Rishi Sunak.