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The former chancellor will face the feared interrogator on Friday, but the foreign secretary has refused.
The former chancellor trails Liz Truss by 24 points as Tory members prepare to cast their verdict on who should be prime minister.
The education secretary now thinks workers should get to keep more of the money they earn.
"Whether he would want to serve after the bruising he’s got at the moment, that might be another matter," James Cleverly added.
The latest salvos come just hours before Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss square up in a crunch TV debate.
The Tory leadership rivals will go head-to-head on the BBC on Monday night.
Foreign secretary Liz Truss brands Moscow's actions "appalling" and says "not a word" Vladimir Putin says can be trusted.
Rishi Sunak suggests he will put a cap on the number of refugees accepted by the UK.
"There is nothing noble or good about wracking up bills on the country’s credit card that we pass on to our children and grandchildren".
Professor Patrick Minford insists rates of up to seven per cent are "a good thing".