Revealed: The leader Tory voters would prefer - Boris Johnson

Tory leadership rivals Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have suffered another blow after polls showed Tory voters would prefer one candidate over one or the other - Boris Johnson.
Support for the ousted Tory leader was higher than that of Ms Truss and Mr Sunak combined, YouGov found.
The results will put pressure on who wins the keys to number 10 next month, with just over two years until the next general election .
A poll found that nearly half of Tory supporters believe Johnson should remain prime minister. When asked who would make the best prime minister, 20% said Sunak, and 18% his rival Liz Truss, who is considered the frontrunner.
Twelve percent were undecided, while 49% said they would prefer Johnson to stay in Downing Street.
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A series of focus groups reported by the Times newspaper also suggests trouble ahead for the next Prime Minister.
Polls have found support for Mr Johnson and a sense that he has been mistreated.
Richard, a Southampton plumber Itchen, a marginal seat, said: "The others didn't have to deal with all that he had to do. We went straight in and it was Brexit, then it was Covid and now it's war in Ukraine. Everyone hesitates to say, "He should have done this, he should have done that." But I'd like to see them instead."
Ms Truss is expected to win the contest, the result of which will be announced on September 5. But the race has been deadly for the party The number of 'blue on blue' attacks in recent weeks is seen as a boon for Labour.
Also in the new Prime Minister's basket will be calls to bring the cost crisis under control life amid rising energy and food bills.
The boss of a major electricity and gas supplier has called for the next prime minister to be installed within days so that they can weather the energy price crisis "for the good of the nation".
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Utilita chief Bill Bullen says the Tories should end the race to management sooner because consumers "can't wait" another two weeks.

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Revealed: The leader Tory voters would prefer - Boris Johnson

Tory leadership rivals Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have suffered another blow after polls showed Tory voters would prefer one candidate over one or the other - Boris Johnson.

Support for the ousted Tory leader was higher than that of Ms Truss and Mr Sunak combined, YouGov found.

The results will put pressure on who wins the keys to number 10 next month, with just over two years until the next general election .

A poll found that nearly half of Tory supporters believe Johnson should remain prime minister. When asked who would make the best prime minister, 20% said Sunak, and 18% his rival Liz Truss, who is considered the frontrunner.

Twelve percent were undecided, while 49% said they would prefer Johnson to stay in Downing Street.

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Boris Johnson's own moral failings diminished all around him

A series of focus groups reported by the Times newspaper also suggests trouble ahead for the next Prime Minister.

Polls have found support for Mr Johnson and a sense that he has been mistreated.

Richard, a Southampton plumber Itchen, a marginal seat, said: "The others didn't have to deal with all that he had to do. We went straight in and it was Brexit, then it was Covid and now it's war in Ukraine. Everyone hesitates to say, "He should have done this, he should have done that." But I'd like to see them instead."

Ms Truss is expected to win the contest, the result of which will be announced on September 5. But the race has been deadly for the party The number of 'blue on blue' attacks in recent weeks is seen as a boon for Labour.

Also in the new Prime Minister's basket will be calls to bring the cost crisis under control life amid rising energy and food bills.

The boss of a major electricity and gas supplier has called for the next prime minister to be installed within days so that they can weather the energy price crisis "for the good of the nation".

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Utilita chief Bill Bullen says the Tories should end the race to management sooner because consumers "can't wait" another two weeks.