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Liz Truss news - live: Sunak hints he would consider abolishing inheritance tax in latest hustings

Backing of former health secretary comes as new poll finds Rishi Sunak is trailing by 32 points in leadership contest

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Truss leads Sunak by 32 points in new poll despite ‘full fat U-turn’ on pay

Rishi Sunak is trailing Liz Truss in the Conservative leadership race by a gap of 32 points, according to a new survey by the influential website ConservativeHome website.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Liz Truss struggles to answer simple question on her own campaign messaging

CONSERVATIVE politicians firmly believe members of the public are complete idiots

The National (Scotland) · Jul 29, 2022

Humour, armies, and cats: Tories tell 'biggest weaknesses' at leadership hustings

RISHI Sunak thinks his biggest weakness is working too hard, while Liz Truss says hers is being too enthusiastic.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 15, 2022

Rishi Sunak red-faced at Tory leadership hustings after schoolboy error

THE mistake came despite all the preparation Rishi Sunak has put into his campaign ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 15, 2022

Rishi, eat your heart out: the Conservative grassroots already have their darling

Members indicate their new leader should be a competent unity candidate, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Eight MPs make it on to first Tory leadership ballot – as it happened

Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat and Nadhim Zahawi garner enough support

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch top Tory party membership poll for next leader

FORMER defence secretary Penny Mordaunt is the top choice amongst Tory party members to take over the top job from Boris Johnson.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 11, 2022

Relief: that’s what Conservatives like me feel at Boris Johnson’s departure

He arrived in office in 2019 with a huge stock of political capital, then burned through the lot while getting very little done, says Henry Hill of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Ben Wallace and Rishi Sunak early favourites in leadership race

Gove and Raab have ruled themselves out, but many others from different wings of Tory party are mulling their chances

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022