It is now four weeks until the ruling Conservative Party leadership election to decide who will succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
With record inflation making economic policy a big issue, polls show Foreign Minister Truss has a clear lead over former Finance Minister Sunak.
In the election for the leadership of the ruling Conservative Party following Prime Minister Johnson's resignation, mail and online voting procedures have already begun, and the two candidates will announce their own policies in various places in preparation for the announcement of the results on the 5th of next month. is appealing.
With the June consumer price index rising 9.4%, the highest level in 40 years, Foreign Minister Truss has strongly stated his position that he will immediately reduce taxes if he takes office. The finance minister said the priority should be to curb inflation.
A poll of Conservative Party members conducted by YouGov, a major research firm, from May 29 to March 2 found that 69% of people supported Truss, ahead of Sunak, who had 31%.
Mr. Truss has steadily strengthened his support, with the support of Johnson's cabinet members, such as Defense Minister Wallace, who is popular among party members, as well as Mr. Mordaunt and Mr. Tugenhut, who were running for the party's leadership election.
On the other hand, Mr. Sunak revealed that he plans to abolish the value-added tax, which is equivalent to the consumption tax in Japan, for a certain period of time, and is trying to catch up by announcing further economic support measures, and the election campaign is fierce. It's getting more and more delicious.