In just a few days, the Conservative leadership race will be down to the final two candidates. But what happens after that is unclear. This afternoon, the ConservativeHome website released another round of polling. This time it is on how the candidates would fare against one another in the run-offs if they made it to the final round.
They published a version of this poll earlier this week – which put Penny Mordaunt out in front. This added to the momentum behind Mordaunt which saw her named the bookies’ favourite. However, it seems a combination of blue-on-blue attacks and a mediocre performance in the first televised debate on Friday night means that she has lost momentum. According to the latest survey of members – taken after the Friday debate – both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss would beat Mordaunt in a run-off.
Penny vs Rishi
Penny Mordaunt: 41 per cent (Last Monday: 58 per cent)
Rishi Sunak: 43 per cent (Last Monday: 31 per cent)
Don’t know: 15 per cent (Last Monday: 13 per cent)
(844 votes cast.
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