6 Tory Leadership Candidates

Newscast

EpisodeAug 13, 202429m

6 Tory Leadership Candidates

Newscast

EpisodeAug 13, 202429m

Today, we look at the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.Who are the 6 candidates? Who’s backing whom? And why have the Tories introduced a yellow card system?Adam and Alex speak to the Spectator’s political correspondent, James Heale. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Sam Mclaren, and Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham

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