Michael Gove has endorsed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative leader, accusing Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to slash tax during the cost-of-living crisis.The former Cabinet minister suggested the Foreign Secretary's proposals would put "the stock options of FTSE 100 executives" before the nation's poorest people.Mr Gove said he does not expect to return to frontbench politics as he backed the underdog in the race to replace Boris Johnson in No 10.Writing in the

Michael Gove has endorsed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative leader, accusing Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to slash tax during the cost-of-living crisis.The former Cabinet minister suggested the Foreign Secretary's proposals would put "the stock options of FTSE 100 executives" before the nation's poorest people.Mr Gove said he does not expect to return to frontbench politics as he backed the underdog in the race to replace Boris Johnson in No 10.Writing in the Times, he said: "I do not expect to be in government again. But it was the privilege of my life to spend 11 years in the Cabinet under three prime ministers. I know what the job requires. And Rishi has it."