Suella Braverman says Rishi had 'idiotic policies' and the Conservatives took voters for 'mugs' as she lays groundwork for her leadership bid amid Tory civil war - as removal vans shift Sunak's furniture out of No10

Suella Braverman has said Rishi Sunak had 'idiotic policies' and that the Conservatives took voters for 'mugs' as she lays the groundwork for her leadership bid amid Tory civil war.

As removal vans shifted Mr Sunak's furniture out of Downing Street on Saturday, the former home secretary has slammed some of the Conservative Party's approaches to various issues including immigration and tax, writing in The Telegraph.

She said: 'Whatever some of my colleagues think, the voters aren't mugs: they saw what we did in office and ignored what we insincerely said while campaigning.

'High taxes, high immigration, and – and I can hardly bear to say this – children literally, physically, mutilated by insane political correctness on our watch.' 

After Labour's landslide victory last week, she blamed the Conservatives' 'idiotic strategy' of inconsistent ''Tory Right' noises'. 

Mr Sunak's attempt at the Rwanda scheme - now scrapped by Labour - came under fire as she questioned if he intended to go through with it.

In what will be read as a bid for leadership, Ms Braverman wrote how the party needs reworking so that members are listened to by MPs.

She also outlines policies that she argued the party needs to take on including dropping the Human Rights Act and leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, among others. 

It came after she said in an article days before polls opened how the Tories were already defeated in the election and praised Reform UK. 

Sources in The Mirror have now suggested Ms Braverman's words meant some candidates lost seats.

A source told the newspaper:  'Some people lost by 10 or 15 seats. While they were knocking on doors she was sitting writing op-eds slagging us off.' 

And despite the defeat becoming reality and Mr Sunak already moved out of Downing Street, the new Prime Minister has not yet relocated.

Sir Keir Starmer said at his first press conference since the general election: 'We'll be moving in soon, but we've a bit of work to do before then, and of course I'm off to Washington on Tuesday.'

He revealed how his family will be moving after his Nato summit trip, The Telegraph reported.

Earlier this week, Ms Braverman vowed in her victory speech after winning the Fareham and Waterlooville seat to 'rebuild trust' and apologised for her party's failings, declaring: 'I'm sorry that my party didn't listen to you. The Conservative Party has let you down.

'You, the great British people, voted for us over 14 years and we did not keep our promises. I will do everything in my power to rebuild trust. We need to listen to you, you have spoken to us very clearly'.

Ms Braverman is fourth favourite to be the next Tory leader, according to bookmakers. 

Kemi Badenoch is favourite, followed by Priti Patel and centrist Tory Tom Tugendhat. 

James Cleverly, who held his Essex seat, is next before Nigel Farage, who was elected as a Reform MP for the first time today.