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Sunak tells Tory member ‘you’re wrong to say I wielded dagger’ over Johnson’s downfall
Rishi Sunak has told a Conservative member “you are simply wrong to say I wielded the dagger” over Boris Johnson’s downfall.
The suggestion was made by a person in the audience, who quoted “Shakespeare or Heseltine”, saying “he who wields the dagger will never inherit the crown”.
“You’re asking why I resigned, I was sad I had to resign,” Mr Sunak said in response.
“But you are totally - and respectfully - simply wrong to say I wielded the dagger. Because you know what, it wasn’t just me who felt enough was enough.”
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