Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two remaining candidates to become Britain's next prime minister, on Saturday described himself as the underdog in the contest.
Sunak's resignation helped trigger a revolt that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson agree to step down after a series of scandals. Members of the ruling Conservative Party will vote for a successor over the summer, with an announcement due on Sept. 5.
Truss held a 24-point lead over Sunak in a YouGov poll of Conservative Party members published on Thursday. Truss would be only Britain's third female prime minister after Thatcher and Theresa May while Sunak would be the country's first leader of Indian origin.
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