BUT veteran political strategist who used to work for Boris Johnson called senior conservatives currently supporting Rishi Sunak to convince them back Liz Truss for prime minister.
Mark Fullbrook, who ruled prime ministersuccessful bid for leadership in 2019, was playing a key role in foreign secretary rate on win over more senior Conservative MPs to secure her leadership status.
Farm campaign sources confirmed that senior assistant had “long conversations” with high-end potential switches, and stated that “more how one wobbles, but added were “not dozens” of deputies who were going to come over.
Tory sources told the Guardian that at least one senior minister who is currently support former The Chancellor considered publicly supporting Truss, despite the fact that only two full weeks left to run.
Sunak led final round of deputies vote with support of 137 until Truss came second with 113 votes, just beating Penny Mordaunt, one of the early favorites, who chose up 105 supporters. However, polls have consistently suggested that foreign secretary far ahead of party members.
Wales secretary Sir Robert Buckland, last weekend steel first cabinet minister publicly switch their approval for Tory lead from Sunak to Truss, citing her accent on in economy as a major reason for his desertion.
A few days later, Alan Cairns, who served Wales secretary for three years under the leadership of David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson – announced he was no longer supportive of Sunak as he felt that Truss was holding up best chance of security future of in union.
Universities minister chris skidmore, who co-author of controversial book Britannia Unchained with Farm in 2012, yes also changed sides.
One farm campaign a source said: “Mark has done a lot of this, especially the conversation with deputies on senior level, but others in in campaign also took part.”
However, they rejected suggestions that politicians might have been offered positions. in a new Farm government or any other reason for refusal. “The job was not offered. It was definitely about the positives of joining Liz team. There are no threats, we are not Gavin Williamson,” they said. added.
One senior bench who a Sunak supporter told the Guardian he contacted them team, in trying to force them switch devotion, but success.
One Tori who called Team Truss and said, “Any MP who changes sides will tear them apart reputation in parliament in moment and find themselves walking past colleagues who would rather look at their shoes than give im time of day.”
BUT minister added: “This approach was used early on for high-ranking figures and work were offered, but, of course, my colleagues must now understand what is more encouraging people than jobs?
Other deputies who are supporting in former The chancellor said they had not received any contact from Truss. campaign. “I guess they just I think I’m too for Rishi, so it’s not even worth an effort,” one said.
Other added: “No one tried call me, but then I don’t senior Tori and probably on a list marked as “not for transformation’.”
Speculation about what might be more desertion gone down poorly with sunaka campaign team. One insider said: “These who switch do it clean for their own career, and it’s spineless. Not one forgets the switch and it ends badly for them.”
Conservative MPs also told The Guardian that some protector of Sunak colleagues now supported Trass after threats with the annulment of the election by the parties of the constituency, which supporting foreign secretary.
Fullbrook – Election Consultant who was previously business partner of veteran Australian strategist Linton Crosby, but now runs his own business.
Famous for his knowledge of Tori party and its members, it first worked with conservatives in 1992, and helped run Johnson’s re-election as Mayor of London in 2012.
Fullbrook was also closely involved in Zach Goldsmith failed bet for London City Hall in 2016 and campaign it has been criticized for using racist tropes against in winner Sadiq Khan of Labour.
It happened when poll expert Sir John Curtis said that neither of two candidates for leadership, probably give Tori party the “bounce” he got when Boris Johnson became prime minister.
“To be honest, the survey does not suggest that whatever of they do it will make such a big difference on your own. The key question will be how they do their job,” he told Times Radio.
“Is not clear anything of they are going to put the conservative party across the UK view of bounce in states which certainly occurred after Mr. Johnson became prime minister”.
