CER podcast: The Tory leadership contest and what it means for Europe

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🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this week’s CER podcast, Isabel Hardman, assistant editor of The Spectator, joins our director, Charles Grant. They consider the UK Conservative party leadership contest, where party members have to choose between Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, and Liz Truss, the foreign secretary. Charles and Isabel consider how each candidate’s government experience has shaped their stances on key issues, and examine what the outcome of the election could mean for Britain’s relationship with the EU and its place in the world. Produced by Rosie Giorgi Music by Edward Hipkins

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0:00.0	From the Center for European Reform, this is the CIA podcast.
0:04.0	Poson us seriously the question of the
0:05.9	future that we want, and we all
0:08.0	all together to the courage to be construing.
0:10.5	For us in Germany, is the
0:11.9	Bekenness to the European Europe,
0:14.0	a part of our state's resolve.
0:15.6	A strong united Europe is a necessity for the world
0:17.8	because an integrated Europe remains vital to our
0:20.1	international order. This is the moment for Europe world because an integrated Europe remains vital to our international order.
0:21.3	This is the moment for Europe to lead the way towards a new vitality.
0:28.5	Welcome to this Centre for European Reform podcast. I'm Charles Grant, the director of the
0:33.3	Centre for European Reform. We have a special guest with us today, Isabel Hardman, assistant editor
0:38.1	of The Spectator magazine, and Isabel and I are going to discuss the Tory leadership contest
0:43.2	and what it means for Britain's relationship with Europe and the wider world. We'll get on to
0:48.7	the international aspects quite soon, Isabel. Perhaps we could just start off with the leadership
0:52.6	contest itself. We're
0:54.5	recording this in early August, and it looks like Rishi Sunak is not doing so well against
1:01.0	Liz Truss. The Foreign Secretary is ahead of the former Chancellor Vixchequer. Could you say
1:05.8	why Liz Truss is doing so well, Isabel? Well, thanks so much for having me on. And yeah, it's a fascinating
1:12.4	reversal, isn't it, from the parliamentary stages of the contest, where Rishi Sunak was the frontrunner
1:18.8	throughout, and at times it wasn't clear whether Liz Trust was going to get onto the ballot or not.
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