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Today in Focus

Liz Truss v Rishi Sunak

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The race to become next UK prime minister has come down to an increasingly bitter battle between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Heather Stewart weighs up the decision being faced by Tory members, but denied to any other voters. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian.

0:07.6

Today, two candidates remain in the race to become Britain's next Prime Minister,

0:13.4

Rishi Sonak and Liz Truss.

0:16.7

How different are they really?

0:18.7

The Conservative Leadership Campaign probably hasn't been at the top of your mind over the past few weeks.

0:35.2

If you've been managing to concentrate at all in the 40-plus degree heat,

0:39.6

you're probably more likely to have been worrying about the cost of living than about which politician

0:45.0

is currently vying for their party's approval. Even the outgoing Prime Minister says his thoughts

0:50.6

are elsewhere.

0:51.4

This speaker, I am not following this thing particularly closely, but my...

0:57.5

But now is the time to take notice. As from 11 candidates, we have a final two.

1:03.1

Rishi Sonak and Liz Truss will be the candidates going forward to a final balance of Conservative Party members.

1:10.9

Sonak in a way is an obvious candidate. He's been Chancellor. He has a sort of slick,

1:17.3

quite impressive presentation or style.

1:19.6

Who is the best person to defeat Kierstammer in the Labour Party at the next election?

1:24.3

I believe I'm the only candidate who can do that.

1:27.4

Liz Truss has great cabinet experience. It was very clear that she was jeering up for a leadership race,

1:34.0

and it's not that surprising that she's made it through to the last two.

1:36.4

I'm the person who can go into number 10. I can hit the ground running and I can get things done.

1:50.8

Now, Tory members across the country, amounting to around 160,000 people, will decide who wins.

1:58.9

Everyone else will just have to watch and wait.

2:01.4

Whatever the outcome, it will be historic. Rishi Sonak would be Britain's first leader of colour.

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