Voters think Rishi Sunak would make a better prime minister than Liz Truss by a slim margin, a new poll has found. A survey put Mr Sunak only a few percentage points ahead of Ms Truss, suggesting the public's opinion on the two Conservative Party leadership candidates is split.
The poll by Opinium found 43% believe Mr Sunak would be a good prime minister compared to 36% for the Foreign Secretary. The results were based on a survey of 2,000 adults between July 20 and 22.
Meanwhile 49% of voters believe that Boris Johnson should leave Downing Street immediately to make way for a caretaker prime minister. And 45% see Mr Sunak as a “bad” prime minister, versus 41% for Ms Truss.
