Summary
It's sweltering in Westminster... and the Conservative leadership race is hotting up too.
Adam is joined by Chris and Alex, as well as Nick Timothy, who ran Theresa May’s campaign back in 2016, to talk about the timetable to become the next PM and the long list of candidates jockeying for position.
And the Met Office has issued an extreme weather warning for this weekend. Professor Hannah Cloke, a natural hazards researcher at the University of Reading, gives us her tips how to keep cool in the heatwave.
Today's Newscast was made by Daniel Wittenberg, with Chris Flynn and Alix Pickles. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, I'm sure it has not escaped your attention. |
| 0:08.3 | There is a race on to be the next leader of the Conservative Party |
| 0:12.4 | and our next Prime Minister. |
| 0:13.7 | Today we've got a bit of clarity about how the contest is actually going to work |
| 0:16.7 | and when it's going to finish. |
| 0:18.2 | And the other thing that's become very clear is that there are a lot of people |
| 0:22.2 | who want to succeed Boris Johnson. |
| 0:24.4 | It's a very crowded field. |
| 0:26.2 | So who better to commentate on it than John Hunt |
| 0:29.6 | from Five Life? |
| 0:31.1 | Well thank you newscasters for joining us here once again |
| 0:33.3 | for the Tory leadership stakes organized by the 1922 committee. |
| 0:38.0 | And the challenges are now being called forward. |
| 0:42.7 | Oh, Ness, well a brave woman, first out of the gates. |
| 0:45.3 | We know she's very keen entering the race even before it's officially being held. |
| 0:49.7 | Another quick starter, Tom Tuganac, joins the cavalry not far behind her. |
| 0:53.8 | But it's Bookie's favourite, Rishi Sunak, looking strong now |
| 0:56.6 | and seemingly being cheered on by lots of the MPs who have come out to support so far. |
| 1:01.5 | On the outside there's Kemi Badenock and there's Penny Morden |
| 1:05.0 | who has some experience in diving too. |
| 1:08.0 | Most of the runners are tax cutters and his cheese fan list trusts in a decent position. |
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