Published 2 years ago

Sir Robert Buckland becomes first cabinet minister to swap sides as he backs Liz Truss in Conservative leadership race

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Sir Robert Buckland has become the first cabinet minister to swap his support in the Conservative Party leadership race. The secretary of state for Wales is now supporting Liz Truss, having previously backed Rishi Sunak. He highlights her policy on the economy and reformation of the Human Rights Act as why he has fallen in behind the foreign secretary. He described his switch as 'not an easy thing to do' but said she was 'the right person to take our country forward.'

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Times of India

UK PM race: Minister switches sides from Rishi Sunak to Liz Truss

UK News: LONDON: A senior Cabinet minister who was backing Rishi Sunak in the UK prime ministerial contest on Saturday became the first high-profile figure to .

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Welsh Secretary Robert Buckland switches his support from Sunak to Truss

Robert Buckland tells a national newspaper Liz Truss is "the right person to take the country forward”.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Tory leadership: Buckland first in cabinet to flip support from Sunak to Truss

Wales secretary says Truss ‘the right person to take our country forward’ and cites her emphasis on economy as he shifts from Rushi Sunak

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

U.K. PM race: Minister switches sides from Rishi Sunak to Liz Truss

Sir Robert Buckland said he now believes Ms. Truss is the "right person to take the country forward".

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

Cabinet minister switches support to Liz Truss in blow to Sunak’s leadership campaign

Robert Buckland said he is now endorsing ‘the right person to take out country forward’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

British PM Contest: Minister Switches Sides From Rishi Sunak To Liz Truss

A senior Cabinet minister who was backing Rishi Sunak in the UK prime ministerial contest on Saturday became the first high-profile figure to switch sides to the opposing camp of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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