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Hello and welcome to coffee has shots

the Spectators Daily Politics Podcast I'm Katie Paul's. I'm joined by James Heel and Paul Goodman, conservative

peer, journalist and commentator. Now just to begin, we have had lots of claims with cronyism over the past fortnight.

Initially, I think this is more on Kirstama's side.

Factionalism was often thrown in there too,

about which candidates would be blocked.

Pfizer Shaheen was blocked. Diane Abbott in the end was allowed to stand.

But this week, it seems as though the attention is really

on the Tory party and their candidate selection.

Now we know the deadline this week for the Electoral Commission to confirm every candidate.

And last night we had something which was rumored to happen come to pass.

James, can you just briefly talk to us about how Richard Holden, the Tory Party Chairman, has been given what looks like a safe seat through no choice of the Association?

Yes, so ever since Richard Holden's appointment as Chairman of the party seven months ago, there's been a lot of talk, how on earth is he going to be present in this election campaign given his own seat.

Northwest Durham is being abolished under the boundary of viewing carved up and

it's been going for months and months and there's been rumors going around for

weeks about Basildon and Biller Ricky. John Barron, the incumbent MP there said he was

retiring at the end of last year so there's been about sort of seven months for the

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