Liz Truss is the candidate that will do best by defence of this nation, Ben Wallace has said.

The Defence Secretary and supporter of Ms Truss told BBC Breakfast: “Rishi will be a fine member of anybody’s Cabinet.

"They would be lucky to have him, but for me, Liz is the one that I think will do best by defence of this nation, by investing in it and making sure that we get to a point where we can provide that resilience that does have a knock on effect of the cost-of-living."

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