Penny Mordaunt is the clear favorite for chief and subsequent prime minister amongst Conservative members, in keeping with a brand new YouGov ballot.
A survey of 879 members put Ms Mordaunt on 27 per cent – virtually twice as a lot as second-placed Kemi Badenoch, on 15 per cent.
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak and international secretary Liz Truss had been every backed by 13 per cent of these questioned.
Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the international affairs committee, had the help of 8 per cent, whereas attorney-general Suella Braverman was on 5 per cent.
Former well being secretary Jeremy Hunt had the backing of 4 per cent, whereas simply 1 per cent needed chancellor Nadhim Zahawi as the subsequent prime minister.
The YouGov findings affirm these of a ballot by Conservative Home on Tuesday, which put the identical two candidates as favourites among the many social gathering devoted.
It additionally put her forward of all her rivals in straight one-to-one alternative questions.
YouGov discovered Ms Mordaunt held a powerful lead in each the one alternative query, and in all head-to-head questions on who individuals wish to be the brand new social gathering chief.
She informed activists earlier she was the Tory management candidate that Labour “fears the most” and the social gathering’s “best shot” at successful the subsequent common election.
Launching her marketing campaign, the worldwide commerce minister additionally warned the Conservative Party had “lost its sense of self”, as she set out a pitch for low taxation and a discount within the measurement of the state.
Flanked by former cupboard ministers Andrea Leadsom and David Davis, she additionally insisted she was “very different” from Boris Johnson, however indicated she wouldn’t name an early common election if she entered No 10.
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