The two frontrunners, Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, go unrecognised by a majority of the public according to a new BMG poll
– and a large majority of the public do not support any of the contenders to take over from Rishi Sunak.
Among voters as a whole, the most popular candidate was Mr Cleverly with 8 per cent, with 61 per cent saying they had heard of him, behind only Dame Priti on 82 per cent name recognition. 49 per cent knew of Ms Badenoch, the former Business Secretary, 44 per cent recognised Mr Tugendhat, 42 per cent had heard of ex-Immigration Minister Mr Jenrick, and just 30 per cent said they could identify Mr Stride, the former Work and Pensions Secretary who is the dark horse in the contest.
A poll of members by the website Conservative Home last week found that Ms Badenoch is the favourite among activists with the support of 38 per cent, followed by Mr Jenrick on 19 per cent.
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