Liz Truss leads race to be UK’s next PM

cccAmong a sample of 450 party members who had decided how they would vote in the ongoing leadership election put Truss, who other polls have also shown to be the clear frontrunner, on 61 percent, with former finance minister Sunak on 39 percent, Opinium said. The leadership vote is taking place by postal ballot, with a winner due to be announced on Sept 5. The poll shows that the top 3 reasons for supporting Truss were a dislike of Sunak, the perception that she was more trustworthy, and that she had remained loyal to Johnson. Sunak's resignation helped trigger Johnson's downfall.