The Overseas Secretary responded to the query: “The jury’s out.
“If I turn into Prime Minister I’ll choose him on deeds not phrases.”
Earlier within the night Mr Sunak had answered that the French premier was a “pal”.
This comes at a time when the connection between France and the UK stays tense over Brexit and migration points.
The candidates had been additionally requested who they thought would make a greater Prime Minister, their rival or outgoing PM Boris Johnson.
Mr Sunak replied: “Oh gosh, I imply Liz Truss. We’re right here in her hometown.
“We’ve bought to maneuver ahead as a celebration.
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Ms Truss, nonetheless, responded that Boris Johnson would make a greater chief than her opposition.
Mr Sunak has been criticised for seeming indecisive in his insurance policies after saying he would vote for his rival’s plans to chop taxes regardless of beforehand calling them a “ethical failure”.
He informed BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme: “In fact, I’d at all times assist a Conservative Authorities. In fact, I might, it goes with out saying.
“I consider very strongly within the Conservative Occasion, and I need it to do nicely, and I’ll at all times, whether or not as a minister or as a backbencher, at all times assist a Conservative Authorities as a result of I consider that’s the perfect factor for this nation.”
Ms Truss is predicted to emerge victorious when the outcomes of the management contest are introduced on September 5.
