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The outgoing prime minister has refused to rule out staging a political comeback.
The financial expert wants either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak to face the catastrophe approaching the UK this winter.
The UK is offering less than 5p per person affected by the devastating weather event.
The foreign secretary has no public engagements that would have stopped her facing the BBC broadcaster.
"Chaos on our trains, buses that people can't afford and raw sewage on our beaches - that is why change is needed."
Prime ministers usually face scrutiny every single week....
The Tory leadership favourite says she no longer has time to be grilled by the BBC journalist.
Party aims to build up multi-million pound fighting fund in case new PM decides to go to the country early.
But frontrunner to be the next prime minister will not reveal plans before she takes office.
The favourite to be Britain's next prime minister – and current foreign secretary – risks damaging relations with French president.