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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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David Bond and Rachael Burford

Conservative leadership race: Rival Tory camps trade blows ahead of critical weekend

Rishi Sunak on Friday pledged to “turn around” Britain’s stuttering economy as he and Liz Truss prepared for a critical weekend of campaigning to win the backing of Tory party members.

A poll of Conservative activists on Thursday showed the uphill battle he faces as he bids to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, with 62 per cent of members saying they would vote for Ms Truss compared with 38 per cent for Mr Sunak.

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