Truss and Sunak to face off in hustings in crunch week of leadership race

Rishi Sunak is under pressure to overhaul his campaign as polling among the group suggests he is lagging behind his rival

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss face their second official hustings with Tory members (Jeff Overs/BBC/PA)

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are poised to go head to head in a hustings with Tory members, whom they are seeking to woo with a policy bonanza as they head into a crucial week in the race to be the next British prime minister.

With postal ballots beginning to drop on members’ doorsteps on Monday, Mr Sunak is under pressure to overhaul his campaign as polling among the group suggests he is lagging behind his rival.