The battle to succeed Boris Johnson as the next UK Prime Minister has been whittled down to just two Conservative candidates - in the form of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
One of these will be elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party - and in turn take on Johnson's old position in Downing Street from next month.
The two are set to take part in a series of TV debates across Great Britain, including right here in the North East, as they both plead their case to fellow Tories for their nod when the voting process takes place.
