Tory leadership election: who's running?
July 11, 2022
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July 11, 2022
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<p>At the time of recording, 11 Conservative MPs had launched official bids to r<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/07/who-next-prime-minister-is-will-inherit-nightmare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eplace Boris Johnson</a> as prime minister. Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker discuss the candidates' <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2022/07/zeal-for-tax-cuts-is-already-defining-tory-leadership-race" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prospects, promises and pitfalls</a> – as well as how the leadership election could <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/polling/2022/07/boris-johnsons-resignation-conservative-party-problems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reshape</a> the Conservative Party.</p><br /><p>Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks which Tory candidate would pose the biggest threat to the Labour Party.</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</p><br /><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the <em>New Statesman</em> for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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