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Ballots ‘delay’ gives Sunak time before votes cast as Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Conservative leadership voting 'delayed' after GCHQ spies warn of cyber attack

UK intelligence services at GCHQ have warned of cyber attacks leading to a reported delay in voting by Conservative members to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister

Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022

UK's Liz Truss has 34 point lead over Sunak - YouGov/Times poll

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has a 34 point lead over former finance minister Rishi Sunak among the Conservative Party members who will decide Britain's next prime minister, a YouGov poll for The Times newspaper showed on Tuesday.

Reuters · Aug 2, 2022

UK PM hopeful Sunak would have edge over Truss with swing voters – poll

British leadership candidate Rishi Sunak would have a significant edge over his rival Foreign Secretary Liz Truss among swing voters if he became prime minister, a YouGov poll of almost 5,000 Britons showed on Thursday.

Reuters · Jul 28, 2022

Half of Tory voters want Boris Johnson to stay on as Prime Minister, poll finds

CONSERVATIVE voters are split down the middle on whether Boris Johnson should resign, a snap poll has found.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 27, 2022

Conservative leadership race: Rishi Sunak accused of ‘flip-flopping’ over tax cuts

Rishi Sunak was on Wednesday accused by a former Cabinet colleague of “flip flopping” over tax cuts, after he announced a pledge to slash VAT on domestic energy bills.

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022

Liz Truss trashes Rishi Sunak in poll of Tory members after fiery clashes in tv debate

The Foreign Secretary came out ahead on nearly every attribute polled among Tory members in the aftermath of the BBC tv debate.

Daily Record · Jul 26, 2022

Boost for Liz Truss as new poll shows she beat Rishi Sunak in BBC debate

Liz Truss’s campaign to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister received a major boost on Tuesday after a new poll of Conservative members suggested she had comfortably won Monday night’s fiery televised BBC debate with Rishi Sunak.

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2022

Even the monarchy doesn’t want a new royal yacht. But Liz Truss does

Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned in 1997. Now the Tory leadership hopeful is backing another one despite minimal public and political support

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2022

Brexit is a mood, not a policy – and Liz Truss captures it in all its delusion

Rishi Sunak is the leaver of the two, but Truss tells Tory members the right fairytales – and they may reward her for it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022