Liz Terrace consolidates its position in the race for the British Prime Minister

Composite image of British Prime Minister contenders Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

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Liz Truss has cemented her position in the race to replace Boris Johnson, despite the resentment she has sparked since making a promise she later abandoned to cut public sector wages.

An opinion poll published by YouGov to The Times revealed that the 47-year-old foreign minister has widened the difference between her and her rival, Rishi Sunak.

And 60% of conservative voters surveyed during the past five days confirmed that they would vote for her, compared to only 26% for the former finance minister.

These latest figures contrast with a previous special poll conducted by the same British daily newspaper, which revealed the day before yesterday that Liz Terrace led by only five points over Sunak.

This new poll, which strengthens the foreign minister's position, comes after she sparked a great deal of controversy on Monday evening by announcing a plan to provide 8.8 billion pounds (10.5 billion euros) in public sector wages, after linking them to the cost of living in each region.

On Tuesday morning, just 12 hours after announcing her project, Liz Truss retracted the idea, while her spokeswoman condemned the "deliberate distortion" of it.

"Current levels of public sector wages will certainly be maintained," the spokeswoman said.

"It is wrong to say otherwise," she added.

The draft, which was presented on Monday evening, was clearly talking about establishing a "district salary scale" outside London.

The Rishi Sunak campaign team confirmed that a plan of this kind would affect the wages of some six million public sector workers.

Conservative Party members begin voting this week to elect a successor to Boris Johnson, who resigned in early July after a series of scandals.

This vote is by mail until September 2nd.

The result is expected to be announced on the fifth of September.

Liz Truss has received support from a number of figures in her party in recent days and Tuesday's support for the Daily Telegraph, a daily newspaper that has influence with conservative voters.

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