Grant Shapps denies ‘dirty tricks’ by Rishi Sunak’s Tory leadership campaign

Transport minister also dismisses claim by Jacob Rees-Mogg that Sunak was a socialist chancellor'

The UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has denied Rishi Sunak's Conservative leadership campaign has engaged in dirty tricks".

His comments came after the culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, who is supporting Liz Truss in the election, accused the former chancellor's team of using dark arts" to help get Jeremy Hunt into the next round because Team Rishi" believed Sunak would beat Hunt in the final run-off vote of party members.