Liz Truss has extended her lead over Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race, but a reported ballot delivery delay over security concerns could give him more time to make an impression before votes are cast. A YouGov poll puts Liz Truss well ahead of Sunak in support from party members, with her lead increasing to 34 points.
It shows 60 per cent of the party members polled between July 29 and August 2 say they intend to vote for the Foreign Secretary, up from 49 per cent since the period July 20 to 21 when the rivals first made the cut for the final two.
Support for Sunak, the former Chancellor, has dropped from 31 per cent to 26 per cent according to YouGov, while the rest of the 1,043 Conservative party members polled say they are undecided or will not vote. The Conservative Party has delayed sending out ballots on the advice of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, the Telegraph reported.
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