Liz Truss Loses Ground on Penny Mordaunt as Tory Leadership Contest Hots up

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss speaks to supporters and journalists as she launches her campaign to become the next prime minister in London on July 14, 2022. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Attorney General Suella Braverman has been knocked out in the second round of voting for the leadership of the Conservative Party with Rishi Sunak opening up a lead on his rivals.

Rishi Sunak leads the field in the race to find a replacement for Boris Johnson, who resigned as Britain’s prime minister last week.