Ex-Tory MP says party looks ‘incompetent, tin-eared’ and self-obsessed

David Lidington implores former colleagues to think of the country and worried sick' households when voting for Liz Truss's replacement

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Conservative MPs look incompetent, tin-eared" and obsessed with their own fortunes rather than what's best for the country, former Cabinet Office minister Sir David Lidington has said.

In an opinion piece for the Guardian, the former Conservative MP for Aylesbury addressed fellow Tories about to nominate their third party leader in almost four months, after Liz Truss dramatically resigned on Friday.