Claims that Tory leadership fight is all but over are premature
by Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#621H8)
Analysis: momentum appears to be with Liz Truss but there are signs that race with Rishi Sunak could be tighter than expected
It was once described as the most wide-open race in a generation. Now, as ballots drop on Conservative members' doorsteps, the race is being deemed all but over.
The most telling sign for this is when ambitious ministers keen to keep their jobs come out with their 11th hour endorsements for Liz Truss, having waited to make sure they will pick the winning horse.
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