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Welcome to Coffee House Shots of Spectators' Daily podcast. It's Tuesday and it's time for the

latest and perhaps last round of voting by Tory MPs to choose their next party leader. Borders

Johnson is way out in front, but will he be so far out in front

but the contest might come to a close today and who is looking like his most likely challenger

if it's going to go that far? I'm Farais and Elston. I'm joined by Katie Bowles and James

Versailles to discuss. Now, James, the 22 committee of Backbench MPs had a hustings last night. In the hustings,

people's pitches wasn't so much stop Boris, because I think even the MPs think that's impossible.

It was more a question of who would be the best person to challenge Boris to get a match fit,

almost. Where do you pick it up from how the hustings went?

I don't mean those hustings were a game changer,

but I think it is very telling about the nature of a contest,

that everyone is trying to argue,

but they're the best person to be in the final two.

The pitch that you're getting from is Jeremy Hunt's camp is essentially,

put Jeremy Hunt in the final two,

and you've got insurance in case

Boris blows up. You've got someone who'll be absolutely fine as Prime Minister and you've also

Jeremy Hunt can point out, you know, someone who's not going to damage the party during the

month-long contest. As opposed to Michael Gove. Well, the argument is that both Michael Gove and

Rory Stewart are much bigger risks.

Roy Stewart, because he's kind of very keen to take on Boris Johnson.

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