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The Rest Is Politics

27. Tory leadership race: contenders and pretenders

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.511.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Rishi Sunak. Liz Truss. Penny Mordaunt. Tom Tugendhat. And about fifty others. Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart discuss the runners and riders in the chaotic Tory leadership contest, with Rory giving an insider's guide into what goes on behind the scenes. How do you attract support? When do campaigns really start? And who will succeed Boris Johnson? Reading list: Tory leadership candidate endorsement tracker (New Statesman) - Ben Walker Who started each Tory leadership race as favourite? - Tides of History Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:09.2

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0:13.2

The day that John Prescott thumped that guy with the mullet, with the left jab, with Tony Blair

0:17.7

to tell him what had happened, and Tony saying, oh my god, are we going to have to sack him?

0:22.4

As I described the scene, and the driver, Terry, and the special branch guy both turning around

0:29.2

simultaneous in saying, you what?

0:34.1

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1:19.1

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1:22.3

You'll remember I've talked previously about that. I just got back from the US,

1:25.2

where my wife and family had been staying in an Airbnb. And since then,

1:29.3

I've been using an Airbnb actually in London, moving into my house, coming back from Jordan.

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