In a speech at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Birmingham, Boris Johnson described his former chancellor's dramatic U-turn on VAT on fuel bills as an achievement that was 'easier than we thought'.
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Johnson is said to be bitter at Rishi Sunak's decision to quit his cabinet, which led to the collapse of the government. Sunak is in the final round of the Tory leadership race against Liz Truss and could become Johnson's successor

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