Liz Truss handed massive boost in bid to be next PM as she beats Rishi Sunak in first major poll | The Sun

LIZ Truss was tonight handed a huge boost in her bid to win the Tory leadership race with most card carrying conservatives preferring her to rival Rishi Sunak.

A new poll by YouGov shows 62 per cent of Tory members favour the Foreign Secretary to be PM, while only 38 per cent would pick Mr Sunak.

The survey is the first to come out since the pair were announced as the top two candidates in the race to be PM yesterday.

Ms Truss is more popular than the ex-Chancellor with every age group, men, women and Leave voters.

Mr Sunak only beats his rival among Remainers.

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A source from the Sunak campaign said: "In the last Conservative leadership contest, polls were well over 10 per cent out. They can be wrong – and this is only day one of our focus turning to members.

"Rishi is going out to the membership to set out a positive vision for our country – and there is everything to play for."

Mr Sunak was the runaway winner in every round of voting by Tory MPs although Boris' successor will be chosen by Tory party members.

In a further blow to the ex-Chancellor, 40 per cent of Tory members say he cannot be trusted.

Mr Sunak's critics have accused him of knifing Boris Johnson when he stepped down as Chancellor earlier this month, triggering a resignation bloodbath.

More than 50 ministers stepped down from government, leaving the PM with no choice but to resign.

BoJo's loyal lieutenants Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg accused Mr Sunak of being a snake in the grass.

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Speaking from Peterborough today where she was visiting a special needs charity, Ms Truss suggested her rival would lose to Labour at a general election.

The Foreign Secretary claimed it would be "very hard for Conservatives to win an election" under Mr Sunak's plan not to slash taxes.

Ms Truss has pledged to keep more money in the pockets of working people from day one in No10.

She's vowed to axe the National Insurance hike and introduce a fully costed budget.

Mr Sunak says tax cuts are a matter of "when not if" but cannot be introduced till spiralling inflation is under control.

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