Our chart, which is updated hourly, shows a sum of odds compiled by various bookmakers, tracking the odds of candidates winning the competition in real time. The leadership campaign is now dominated by the UK’s spiraling cost of living crisis, with Ms Truss and Mr Sunak competing to offer the best policy solution. The Foreign Secretary is front-runner in the leadership race, having led successive Tory MP polls. Candidate Odds The last chance of winning for each candidate, according to the bookies Now halfway through the leaderboards, the contenders face another six before September 5, when the winner will be announced. Voting is now underway. Two former party presidents have warned the Tories must unite behind Mrs Truss as leader or risk losing the next election. In a joint article for the Telegraph, James Cleverley and Brandon Lewis said Ms Truss was a “unionist” whose supporters represented a range of traditions and beliefs across the party. They said all evidence – including opinion polls – also showed she was the best candidate to beat Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer at the next election not only across the country but also in the red wall seats that helped Boris Johnson secure 80 individuals. the majority.
