Liz Truss's position as the favourite in the Tory leadership race and expectations of a fractious campaign lead the papers
The result of the final MPs' ballot in the Tory leadership race, which saw Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss emerge as the two candidates to be put to the party membership, leads many of the papers. The Daily Telegraph says the advantage is with Ms Truss as the final stage begins, with a string of recent polls having found party members favour her over Mr Sunak.The i also says Ms Truss currently has the upper hand.
Mr Sunak has told Tory members that they should vote for him or risk losing power, says the Times. The paper quotes the former chancellor saying he believes he is the "only candidate" who can beat Labour, but also reports that his team believes he needs to gain momentum if he is to win the contest.
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