U.K. PM race: Liz Truss holds lead but voters still prefer Boris Johnson
The Hindu
The survey shows a majority in favour of ousted leader Boris Johnson
A new survey on August 18 confirmed a 32-point lead of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss over former Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership race, but also showed a strong preference among Tory members for outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The YouGov survey for Sky News suggests 66% of members are in favour of voting for Ms. Truss and 34% back the British Indian ex-minister, once those Tory members who do not know or will not vote are excluded.
The survey also shows a majority in favour of ousted leader Boris Johnson, with 55% saying that Tory MPs were wrong to effectively force him to resign and 40% saying they were right.
“The poll makes clear that the incumbent Prime Minister is still held in high affection among Tory members and any successor could be unfavourably compared to him by Tory members,” Sky News said in its poll analysis.
If Mr. Johnson was still in the contest alongside Mr. Sunak and Ms. Truss, 46% say they would vote for the incumbent and only 24% for Ms. Truss and 23% for Mr. Sunak.
Similarly, 44% say that Mr. Johnson would make the best Prime Minister, 24% favouring Ms. Truss and 23% for Mr. Sunak.
Almost double the number of Tory members feel Mr. Johnson is the one who could beat Opposition Labour Leader Keir Starmer in a general election.
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