Candidate who flirted with abandoning net zero knocked out of Tory race to be PM | latikambourke
Truss enjoyed a late surge in votes, gaining 15 more than what she secured in Monday’s ballot.
The trio of remaining candidates have all backed net zero, which was legislated under former prime minister Theresa May. James Johnson, who ran polling at No.10 and is co-founder of J.L. Partners, said the new leader could win the Conservatives their first-ever fifth term.
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