Losing candidate is planning to carry on as MP after being buoyed by better than expected showing
Rishi Sunak has vowed to carry on as an MP despite losing out in the Conservative leadership race, with supporters suggesting his better than expected performance means he could run again if Liz Truss loses the next general election.
The Guardian understands he told party donors at an event the day before voting closed last week that he would remain in frontline politics regardless of the result.
