British politician Rishi Sunak is vying to become the first Indian-origin prime minister of the country but has been trailing rival Liz Truss as per earlier polls. However, a latest poll has revealed that the race to 10 Downing Street is closer than previously thought.
Sunak is closing in on foreign secretary Liz Truss in the race to replace Boris Johnson as the next PM. Truss has a much smaller lead that was estimated earlier.
As per the recent poll conducted between July 19 and 27, Truss only has a 5 point lead over Sunak. While the foreign secretary has support from 48 percent of Conservative Party members, 43 percent back former finance minister Sunak.
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