Iain Dale is joined by his Cross Question panel to discuss the Conservative leadership race and ‘what exactly’ each candidate is offering that differs from the current government and each other.
During the debate, Labour’s Paul Richards insists to Iain Dale and Conservative campaigner, Albie Amankona that the government ‘wouldn’t fear’ Kemi Badenoch as Leader of the Opposition.
It comes as Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch try to woo members in conference speeches.
In a departure from tradition, the four candidates concluded the conference by delivering their speeches to the party faithful, instead of the outgoing Conservative leader, Rishi Sunak.
After being scrutinised by delegates and the media for several days, the four aspiring leaders will be narrowed down to two in a vote by Tory MPs next week.
Conservative members will pick the new leader from the final two in a final vote, with the result announced on 2 November.
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KEMI 2029 ❤
Sir Apartheid Keith is more Tory than the Tories. This channel is establishment propaganda.
Starmers greatest fear is an undercooked sausage roll
Kid Starver fears no one.
I didn't realise being black suddenly granted one immunity from the scrutiny of their abilities, values, and policies.
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labour fear a sensible tory,so at least 20 years of bliss
All a bunch of, …. Money grabbing…..selfish people
None of them, deserve That Office
"Fear" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
Who should Labour be afraid of? The electorate.
My main concern is how to survive all of these financial and political crisis, especially in light of the US political power scuffle. The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens, and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance.
In other words ……………..Labour are scared shitless of Kemi ……….black , hard working and successful.
The conservatives are finished. Reform is the way forward. Look at how successful the AFD in Germany is. That is the model you need. While labour stuff everything up eventually a real conservative style government will be possible. Hopefully Trump wins and acceleration can begin.
Badenoch is a) too right wing and b) too weak on the dispatch box.
Starmer really only has to fear a scenario where the Tories unite behind a credible moderate candidate. I would have said Jenrick if the guy didn’t just publicly claim the British army does extrajudicial executions of prisoners at the party conference.
There really are no Tories left who can call themselves a voice for moderation. Just too much lead in the tap water at gchq
None of them !
Forget about the UK, America or Europe. Forget about healthcare, education or homelessness crisis.
First step: Send billions to Ukraine and israhell.
Also note why bame minsters are so harsh.? What are trying to prove? They inly look and aound like monsters with cold hearts. Patel, Braverman, and sunak is gone and now this one
I agree with Matthew Laza that James Cleverly is genuinely likeable, as much as I detest Tories on principle, but I disagree with the suggestion that Tony Blair was more likeable than Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband or even Jeremy Corbyn (however wacky some of his views, and however antisemitic his associations). Gordon Brown is moody and Ed Miliband is geeky, but both are far more likeable and far more trustworthy (which is, IMHO, a necessity for likeability) than Blair or Starmer, both of whom give the vibe of being careerists and liars. That said, Blair, to his credit, did/does have far more personal charm than Starmer.
I thik integrity matters far more to Labour Party leaders and members than it does for Tories. I don't think Cleverly is particularly principled, because, after all, he's a Tory, but is he the type of person I could have a drink with? Yeah, probably.
However, Blair and Starmer could never be likeable because they fail the first test as far as most Labour Party members are concerned (at least those who aren't on the right of the party) and that's the integrity test. As I say, for all their various faults, Brown, Miliband and Corbyn have integrity. However, bad-tempered, wonky or out-of-touch they may respectively be, all three are guided by a sense of principle and compassion, which is something one doesn't get from Starmer. Maybe he had it once as a pro-bono lawyer, but somewhere along the way he's clearly lost it, or at least lost how to project that sense.
Let's be honest, 19 million+ voters stayed at home and didn't vote. The majority being Tory voters. You only have to look at the election results, Tories didn't turn up. Whoever they put in wins the 2029 election if Labour keeps going down the path it's heading. Reformuk will just target Labour working class areas. Unless we see a record local election turnout and Reformuk sweeps the board….then it gets spicy.
Why on earth should Labour fear any of them? They remain some of the most loathsome people in the Nation, for clinging onto power while clearly unable to exercise it, in any shape or form, whether in their own interests those of their constituents, or of the Nation as a whole. Five years completely wasted, and still they don't get the message that there's more worth in the poorest dosser than in them. If their best argument for power is fear, what's the worst?
Kemmi 🤣🤣🤣🤣 not so cleverly 🤣🤣🤣🤣 the far right are well and truly heading towards nasi status
Cons and liebor both loyal to nasti israel
Gaffe prone, arrogant, easily rattled and with extreme ideas that go against public opinion like wanting to scrap the minimum wage and thinking maternity leave is an unnecessary tax. She’d be a gift to Starmer.
Well the answer is obvious, Nigel Farge, his party’s votes combined with the tories would sink labour
The Tories are finished. Labour is probably now fears Reform UK more.
Boris Johnson
All four are a joke and tainted from the last 14 years of destroying our country
Keir doesn't know what a woman is.
We just got rid of the worst government in living memory and were talking about how to bring them back 🤦🏻🤦🏻
Why they all playing the race card on Kemi's behalf?
Seems very sinister to imply that Starmer would be "uncomfortable" due to someone's race.
They won't fear any of them. They're all lightweights
Their determination to keep the tory party out of power by showing they've learnt nothing, is fine with me.
How many steps are they down from the lettuce now?