GREAT BRITAIN will have a new Prime Minister in three weeks, and it will be either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss.
The winner of the leadership election will be determined by registered members of the Conservative Party - which is thought to be around 160,000 people.
This number of people is fewer than the population of Warrington.
Thank you to the thousands of members backing my vision and plan to lead in a @Conservatives way.
— Liz for Leader (@trussliz) August 14, 2022
Your support has been amazing and I look forward to meeting many more of you over the coming weeks.
🗳 Make sure you’ve voted
⁰⁰#LizForLeader #ReadyToLead pic.twitter.com/azPrlu9ZxM
Those eligible to vote in the leadership election make up around 0.2 per cent of the country's population.
However, just because not everyone can vote doesn't mean that not everyone has an opinion.
We gave our readers the chance to have their say, asking: "If you could vote in the leadership election, who would you choose: Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss?"
Of nearly 100 comments, no responses were positive - it should be noted that this is not representative of Warrington as a whole, given the town has a Conservative MP as well as a Labour one.
Back in London yesterday for some packed-out members' events.
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) August 11, 2022
Thank you to everyone who took the time to join me and ask your questions about my plan for our country.
I look forward to meeting many more members today. Sign up at https://t.co/IhqYFneXQk to join in. pic.twitter.com/W9s9TSMRy4
One reader said: "Bit like saying would you like Hannibal Lecter or Harold Shipman as your GP."
Another advocated for a violent option: "Can we vote for public executions instead?"
At the last general election, the total number of votes for the Conservative Party in Warrington (across both constituencies) was 47,289 - which is just under 30 per cent of all voters in Warrington.
Another comment reads: "None of them, it’s a game to them, they don't care about people's lives, they’re selfish, corrupt liars with one agenda... themselves."
There were a total of 80 comments and responses, all of which can be found below.
One final reader, Dave, said: "Like asking which leg do you want broken."
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