Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are going head-to-head in the battle to become the next Prime Minister of the UK. The final two will be hoping to win the backing of party members when they take part in a televised debate tonight.
Former chancellor Mr Sunak had been the long-term favourite to take over from Boris Johnson after the current PM announced his resignation at the beginning of the month. However, bookies are now placing foreign secretary Ms Truss as the odds on favourite to move into Number 10 later this year.
Tonight's BBC debate at 9pm comes after a weekend that saw allies of the two Tory leadership hopefuls trade increasingly personal attacks. Sophie Raworth will host the debate in Stoke, with the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason and economics editor Faisal Islam offering analysis and some follow-up questions.
