Name: Tory leadership race: Sunak front-runner as Wallace pulls out
Uploaded: 2022-07-09T18:22:39+00:00
Duration: 9 min 22 s
Description: Would-be Conservative leadership candidates are jockeying for position this weekend, but one big name hasn't even made it out of the starting gate. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace - previously considered a possible favourite - has ruled himself out of contention. Meanwhile, former Chancellor Rishi Sunak remains the current front-runner with the most declared backers.

Would-be Conservative leadership candidates are jockeying for position this weekend, but one big name hasn’t even made it out of the starting gate. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace – previously considered a possible favourite – has ruled himself out of contention. Meanwhile, former Chancellor Rishi Sunak remains the current front-runner with the most declared backers.