Only epic mistakes can stop Liz Truss from becoming the next prime ministerand a major polling firm says says.
Supporters of rival Rishi Sunak claim the candidate will not withdraw before the campaign closes on September 5.
} However, Sir John Professor Curtice, Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Strathclyde, suggested that he had only a 5% chance of winning.
Foreign Secretary Truss would be "very surprised" if he didn't get his number 10 key, he told The Times.
He said, "Something has to happen. Truss has to foul up in some spectacular way. It may still be too late."
In his recent YouGov poll by Sky News, Truss said earlier this week that he was Yet he showed Sunak that he was ahead by 32 points.
Sunak's supporters argue that the results do not reflect his campaign experience.
But Sir John said,
Sunak could gain more support among undecided party members, he suggested. That means Truss could win with less than 60% of the vote.
"Anything below 50, however, would count as a much larger margin of error in the polls than was previously seen in the 2015 general election," he said. “Sunak has a 5% chance of winning. Something has to happen. Truss has to foul up in some spectacular way.
" unless she wins. All the evidence in front of you points you in the same direction."
So...she's sticking to her guns...don't change her mind...she's as supportive of tax cuts as she was six weeks ago and her style is Johnson's..attractive The big question is how well will she survive once she gets the job."
The next prime minister will be decided by some 160,000 Tories, many of whom have already voted.
