Foreign Sec. Liz Truss and former chancellor Rishi Sunak faced off Mon. night in their first head-to-head debate.
Mon.'s debate, hosted by BBC, was the candidates' first debate since the final round of voting among Conservative MPs.
Sunak accused Truss of promising "£40B of unfunded tax cuts" in her plan: "[That's] £40 billion more borrowing."
Truss responded that the UK's fiscal headroom allowed her to cut taxes, then pay off the UK's debt in "three years' time."
The environment also took center stage during the debate: Truss said Mon. that she was once a "teenage eco-warrior."
Johnson's long line of scandals also came up during the debate: Truss said Mon. that the party was wrong to oust him.
Both candidates were also asked if they would let Johnson serve in their Cabinet. Sunak: "The simple answer for me is no."
Who's favored in the race so far? Per a Thu. YouGov poll, Truss beats Sunak 62% to 38% among 730 party members.