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Today in Focus

The Conservative party: rows, resignations … and a tilt right?

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.5778 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

After a brutal defeat, the starting gun has been fired on the Tory leadership battle – but which faction will triumph? Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker report. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Guardian.

0:09.0

Today, a week after their worst election result ever.

0:13.0

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0:27.7

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0:35.8

Snack on Denmark's iconic open-faced samages, Smorabro, then whiz along the Baltic Sea cycle

0:42.1

route,

0:42.7

devour the natural beauty of the Stavans Clint,

0:45.6

and immerse yourself in Denmark's rich landscapes.

0:48.9

To find out more, visit the Guardian.com

0:51.0

forward slash the Everyday Wonders of Denmark.

0:53.0

This message was paid for by Visit Denmark.

1:00.0

On Tuesday morning, I went to this place called the Emmanuel Centre, which is a kind of

1:07.1

ecclesiastical venue that also serves as a conference centre in Westminster.

1:17.0

Good morning, my lords, ladies and gentlemen. The weather could barely be more miserable for July if it tried.

1:21.0

I blame the government. Peter Walker, the Guardian's senior political

1:26.1

correspondent had a front row seat this week at an event organized by

1:30.0

popular conservatism or PopCon, a right-wing faction within the Tory party.

1:35.0

And there, maybe 100 or 200 people were gathered together for what was partly an inquest

1:43.0

but what was wrong in the Conservatives General Election campaign.

1:45.0

But it was also a chance for the right of the party,

1:47.0

because this is very much the Liz trust end of the party,

1:50.0

to look at how they think the party could move on from this.

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