Liz Truss is storming ahead in the race for No10 as a poll handed her a 34-point lead over rival Rishi Sunak.
Ms Truss appears to be winning over the party's grassroots with a flurry of hard line policies, as the pair do battle in a string of hustings over the coming weeks.
The Foreign Secretary found favour with 60% of Tory members while 26% backed Mr Sunak in a YouGov survey for The Times.