Liz Truss remains frontrunner for Tory leadership ahead of result today

The UK foreign secretary is widely tipped to win having been the frontrunner for the majority of the race. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

After a six-week long battle, the next British prime minister will be announced this lunchtime.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have been campaigning to be named the leader of the UK Conservative Party and replace Boris Johnson.