Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is firmly ahead of rival Rishi Sunak in the race to replace Boris Johnson as the British Prime Minister. This is according to a new survey of members of the governing Conservative Party. The survey of Tory members found that 58 per cent of those polled back Truss. Former Chancellor Sunak was found to have the support of 26 per cent, while 12 per cent were undecided. It is the second poll from Wednesday showing the Cabinet minister widening her lead over the British Indian ex-minister. An earlier YouGov poll showed Truss was ahead among all age groups, across different parts of the country and among men and women. All in all, Sunak needs a massive game-changer to turn this contest round if new findings and YouGov's are right. Truss now has the backing of most former candidates, including Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt and Tory backbencher Tom Tugendhat. The votes will be counted by the Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) and results declared on September 5.