PENNY Mordaunt is by far the favourite to be the next Tory leader and PM, a new poll suggests.
A snap survey by YouGov shows that Ms Mordaunt is the number one pick for leader among over a quarter (27 per cent) of Tory members.
Penny Mordaunt is the most popular Tory leadership contender among Conservative voters, according to a new YouGov
She is followed by Kemi Badenoch, who is the second most popular leadership contender at 15 per cent.
The Conservative membership base play a crucial role in crowning the next PM.
Once the pool of candidates is whittled down to a final two, it is up to members to vote for who should win.
There are currently still eight contenders vying to be Tory leader.
A ballot of Tory MPs is taking place between 1.30pm and 3.30pm today.
The candidate with the lowest number of votes will be knocked out of the leadership race.
Every candidate also needs to have secured a minimum of 30 MP backers – anyone who doesn’t gets the axe.
Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the 1922 backbench Committee will announce the result at 5pm today.
There will be more votes tomorrow and early next week before the top two candidates are announced on July 20.
The bombshell YouGov poll shows that Ms Mordaunt has a commanding lead against every single competitor in the race were they to make the top two with her.
According to the poll the Trade Minister would even beat current hot favourite Rishi Sunak 39 points.
Ms Mordaunt is pitching herself to MPs as the candidate Labour would fear the most in a general election.
The former magician’s assistant has promised to slash taxes and help families by solving the childcare crisis.
She’s also promised to immediately slash fuel duty by 50% and repeal the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars.
Ms Mordaunt will definitely make tomorrow’s ballot as she’s already received the public backing of 33 MPs.
