Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak on every aspect of their Monday night tv clash by a big margin, according to the latest polling among Tory members.
The Yougov poll of Tory members after the debate found that 50 per cent thought Truss performed better than Sunak who was on 39 per cent.
Nearly two thirds of those polled — 63 per cent — said that Truss came across as more in touch with ordinary people, compared to 19 per cent for Sunak.