YouGov Poll Shows Rishi Sunak Losing Tory Leadership Race In Final Round
Kemi Badenoch, who has proved popular with the right wing of the Conservative Party, is favoured to win against Rishi Sunak and others in the fray.
(Bloomberg) -- The battle to clinch the leadership of the UK’s Conservative Party is getting tougher for former Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
A new poll published by YouGov Tuesday shows that Sunak would lose to any of his three remaining rivals among Tory members in a final two-way round of votes. Kemi Badenoch, who has proved popular with the right wing of the party despite never holding a cabinet position, is favored to win against any of the candidates.
“Although unlikely to be a problem if she is eliminated today, Sunak’s score against Badenoch has actively declined,” YouGov said. Among the four remaining contenders, Badenoch received fewest votes from Conservative Party MPs on Monday and will drop out of contention is she’s unable to overtake any of her rivals in Tuesday’s round.
UK Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt is losing momentum and is now trailing behind Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Badenoch, according to YouGov. This is a reversal from a previous survey in which she was tipped to easily beat every other candidate in a run-off.
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