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Today in Focus

The curiously upbeat Tory leadership race

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Helen Pidd goes to the Conservative party conference to hear from the four candidates vying for the leadership. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Com slash Mobile claims. It's a very soggy morning in Birmingham and I have arrived outside the International Convention Center where the Tories are holding their annual conference. I'm pretty sure I've seen that guy at all the Tory party conferences in the past

1:58.1

but it's had to change his tune now that the Tories are actually gone. Three months since the Conservatives suffered their worst electoral defeat since 1834. You might imagine that this gathering would be a gloomy one, but you'd be wrong. Champagne

2:30.0

campaign flowed at the year. Champagne flowed at the after hours receptions,

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while young members in Blazer Blazers bopped at the silent

2:34.0

disco switching between playlists compiled by the Tory leadership

2:37.6

contenders. It's quite funny so you can see everybody's

2:41.9

headphones are little but going to what channel they're listening to. It's headphones are lit up,

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going to what channel they're listening to.

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