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Quickly. conclude this leadership contest euickl . :, ~ conclude this leadership contest euickl. :, ~ lets speak now to chloe smith, mp for norwich north. we will speak to her in a minute. five things that we are watching out for, is the threshold going to be lifted, the number of mps any candidate needs. the second thing is what is the process going to be going from the big group of candidates we have got down to just two. and thirdly when will the process finish, when will we get down to the f...

Party membership. number one, is there a threshold for mps to get into that first round of voting? if we cast our minds back to the last election, i candidate had to have eight fellow mps backing them in order to become an official candidate. theres talk of that figure going quite higher, potentially up to 20, and then therell be a decision about how often the boats will happen. we know they want to get down to a final two by the time parliament goes into recess. in by the time parliament goes i...

The committee, do we know when? it should be fairly soon. early this evening, i expect. should be fairly soon. early this evening, iexpect. i should be fairly soon. early this evening, i expect. ithink should be fairly soon. early this evening, i expect. i think the key thing at such a crowded field is exactly how many mps set a threshold up exactly how many mps set a threshold up for a candidate to even get into the first round. theres some talk about that number being 20. it could even go high...

Votes in one day. they also have to set out why they think they should get the backing of their colleagues. were looking for the threshold, the date, the votes and how that will work two candidates, and the fourth piece of the jigsaw is when this decision is done.— piece of the jigsaw is when this decision is done. what weve been heafina decision is done. what weve been hearin: is decision is done. what weve been hearing is theres _ decision is done. what weve been hearing is theres a _ decis...

Supported the prime minister? i think the prime minister had a massive amount of support in the elections and people still do passionately support him so it is not a clear—cut thing but we do need to rebuild some relationships. he did get a lot of things wrong and we have to move forward and we need a leader who can build stability and start to have that honest conversation with the public. kemi badenoch i think is that person. but there are also a lot of talented people in the party. the ther...

Leadership contest. ive been saying for months that it gives them time to focus on it, the cost of living crisis will be less because it is summer and people are not using the heating so much. so this is perhaps the ideal time, heating so much. so this is perhaps the idealtime, if heating so much. so this is perhaps the ideal time, if they were going to have a change of leader. its probably a good thing that they are ready for it. probably a good thing that they are read for it. _, ., probably a...

Minister, the sort of person who might be weeded out by this process. yeah, notjust him, there are others who perhaps currently hold even more prominent positions who may struggle even to meet the threshold if it goes as high as 20... it even to meet the threshold if it goes as high as 20. . ._ even to meet the threshold if it goes as high as 20. .. it does not sound like _ goes as high as 20. .. it does not sound like a _ goes as high as 20. .. it does not sound like a lot _ goes as high as 20....

Like to see, to make this contest a little at more focused?— like to see, to make this contest a little at more focused? when we have the contest in — little at more focused? when we have the contest in 2019, _ little at more focused? when we have the contest in 2019, we _ little at more focused? when we have the contest in 2019, we set _ little at more focused? when we have the contest in 2019, we set the - the contest in 2019, we set the threshold at the first round at 17, you have to get ...

Know and when did he know it? the question today, i think, is what went on in the willard hotel on january 5th. thats what all of the issues that you both have been discussing this morning, i think, are building toward. can there be established a nexus, a causal connection that the trump white house have knowledge that not only would the promise keepers and oath keepers show up and protest and breach the capitol. i think thats why steve bannons testimony is so important, even though i dont think...

Into the contest. in the last leadership election they decided any mp had to have eight fellow conservative mps backing them to get through to the first round of voting. the conservatives have a lot more mps than they did at that point because of the 2019 election. there is talk of that going up as high as 20 fellow mps backing you just to get into a neat first round of voting. the idea is you would have to essentially prove you have a base of support within the mps and within the parliamentary ...