prime minister had taken part in theirfirst live prime minister had taken part in their first live televised debate. candidates were asked a range of questions from the studio audience including tax and the nhs. now on bbc news, the media show. a warning this programme contains flashing images. hello and welcome. today we are asking what role the media has in choosing the next conservative leader. how do you cover an election campaign that most of the public doesn t have a say in? and what might all this mean for a channel 4 s planned privatisation? next week s media bill, which would have included details of the sale has now been delayed. my guests today, fraser nelson, editor of the spectator, a publication at the heart of the conservative establishment. famously, borisjohnson was an editor of the magazine, kemi badenoch also work there for a bit. fraser, hello, will you be anointing a leader? we re going to find out a five o clock. and apparantlyjeremy hunt is struggling t
anointing a leader? we re going to find out a five o clock. and apparantlyjeremy hunt is struggling to stay in. the big news of course, is that yougov poll puts penny mordaunt ay ahead of all her rivals. the betting markets have moved behind her now so she is the odds on favourite. and will the spectator come out for her, do you think? i m not a great fan of publications taken sides in these things, we are here to support it. ultimately, leader poll will make a decision. but probably brexit will make it right at the end. we don t really have favourites. like every publication, you know we believe, what we ve been arguing for basic principles for the best part of 200 years and we will work out which candidates will be the same as those principles. but right now we re not waiving the pom poms for her or even for my former colleague, kemi badenoch. fair enough. also with me the on the media show, paul mason, columnist