UK PM race: Liz Truss holds firm lead over Rishi Sunak

The Conservative Home website survey of 961 party members, who either already have or will be casting their postal or online ballots in the leadership election, found Liz Truss at 60% and Rishi Sunak at 28%. The focal issue remains the cost-of-living crisis as the latest inflation figures for July revealed a 40-year high mark of 10.1%, amid soaring prices of food and essentials.