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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan & Dave Burke

Who are the two Tory candidates? Moneybags Rishi Sunak and Iron Lady wannabe Liz Truss

The bitter Tory leadership race as been whittled down to two candidates who will battle it out to become Prime Minister in September.

Ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will go head to head in what promises to be a long, hot summer of trying to woo Conservative party faithful.

Mr Sunak secured the most MP backers on 137, with Ms Truss in second place with 113.

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