As it happened: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss battle it out at final Tory leadership hustings

31 August 2022, 18:56 | Updated: 31 August 2022, 21:47

The final Tory leadership hustings: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss join Nick Ferrari - Watch LIVE

By Sophie Barnett

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak went head to head in a bid to win over Conservative Party members at the final Tory leadership hustings, hosted by LBC.

Nick Ferrari presented the twelfth, and final, Tory leadership hustings, which was broadcasted live on Global Player.

The final two candidates, Mr Sunak and Ms Truss, made their final pitches at Wembley Arena to win over members ahead of the appointment of a new prime minister on Monday.

Here's the final Tory leadership hustings as it happened

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