Voting finishes in UK's Conservative party leadership election, with Liz Truss widely expected to be named the winner next week to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister
Liz Truss, 47, has consistently enjoyed overwhelming support over Rishi Sunak in polling of Tory members.
The result of the run-off between Foreign Secretary Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be announced at 1130 GMT on Monday, before the outgoing Johnson formally tenders his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II the next day. Voting by the estimated 200,000 Conservative party members began in early August, a month after Johnson announced his resignation following a slew of scandals and resignations from his government.Truss, 47, has consistently enjoyed overwhelming support over Sunak in polling of the members.
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