Mr. Zahavi writes: “Liz understands that the status quo is not option in times of a crisis. To quote the excellent economist Sam Bowman, we need “booster” attitude to the economy and not “dumster” one, in order of treatment cost-of- life’s troubles and challenges what face us on in world scene. Liz will abolish outdated economic orthodoxy and run our economy in conservative way.
“Now I’ve got my feet under the table in Number 11 Downing Street, and I can tell you that my Treasury officials of the most intelligent, professional and hard-working people anywhere in in world. But they need political leadership to achieve step-change in how we run the country’s finances, and Liz plans for low tax economy which puts growth first That we need”.
Mr Zahavi was minister who led the Covid Vaccine Working Group before being made education secretary last in the fall, and then after Mr. Sunak’s resignation last month, Chancellor.
He ran for the conservative leadership itself, having received support of 25 Conservative MPs in in first round of voting – below thirty-vote threshold needs to be continued.
At the time, Mr. Zahavi indicated that he would not support the candidate by issuing a statement on Twitter after being dumped out of in race: “I don’t wish take any further intervention.”
He joins Suella Braverman, Attorney General, and Tom Tugendhat, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, on in list of former rivals in the lead now support Ms Truss.
Mr Sunak also has three such patrons: Jeremy Hunt, former foreign secretary Grant Shapps, Minister of Transport, and Rehman Chishti, foreign office minister.
