Than 160,000 conservative Party Members who are choosing the next Prime Minister. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is in the north west of england to see what members of the public make of borisjohnson and jeremy hunt. Enjoying the spectacle, or wishing the tories would just stop their games . Trafford is a conservative seat, but the front runner, borisjohnson, wont persuade gail. Mr hunt. Why do you say that . Dont like borisjohnson. Just something about him. Did you vote in the European Election . Idid. I voted for mr farage, sorry. Not a fan of boris. And then, yeah, jeremy hunts fox hunting comment, just. Definitely wouldnt be able to vote for him after that. This is remain territory but laura statham, who runs this business, prefers the chief brexiteer. I think boris is a character, and i think hes strong willed, and in that respect i think hed be quite good. But, whoever wins, what do families actually want the new Prime Minister to concentrate on . Obviously more police, an
The two candidates to be the next Prime Minister have been in scotland, talking to conservative members as they make their choice for their next party leader. Jeremy hunt and borisjohnson have both promised to protect the union while delivering brexit. But Nicola Sturgeon says scotland is heading towards independence, regardless of who wins the contest. Our scotland editor sarah smith sent this report from perth. Welcome to scotland. Noisy independence protesters are determined to be heard, as the tory leadership race arrives north of the border. At the nearby scottish game fair, voters were considering how the contest could affect scotland. Borisjohnson would be more likely to lead to an independent scotland in the shorter term. Why . Just because he is rather outspoken, and to a certain extent, hes the antithesis of what people in scotland are looking for as a politician. I think boris is not popular in scotland. Why is that . Why is boris not popular in scotland . I think hes too fl
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England are fighting back in the womens world cup third place playoff. At half time, its 2 1 to sweden. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The conservative party says it will expel anyone who casts more than one vote in the contest to choose the next leader and the countrys Prime Minister. A bbc investigation has found that some members have received two ballot papers in the post. Around 160,000 people are eligible to vote in the leadership election, which will see either borisjohnson orjeremy hunt take over from theresa may. Manveen rana reports. As the leadership rivals arrived in nottingham today to face the party faithful, it emerged errors had led to some members being issued with two ballot papers. But for the contenders, it was business as usual. Get it right, and we will deliver brexit, unite our party, unleash the incredible potential of our country. We need to get brexit done, we need to get it over the line by october the 315t. Voting has already begun, and one Party In
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Conservative Party Members are warned not to vote more than once in the leadership election, after a bbc investigation found some had received multiple ballot papers. Murderers who refuse to say where theyve buried their victims could be more easily denied parole under a proposed new law. About 20 people are injured two seriously after a powerful gas explosion rocked a florida shopping center. A powerful earthquake has hit Southern California for the second time in a matter of days. Its the strongest in the region for twe nty five yea rs. The duke and duchess of sussexs son has been christened at windsor castle. Only close family and friends attended the service for Archie Harrison mountbatten windsor. Theres been criticism for excluding the public and keeping secret the identity of archies godparents. The two pictures were released to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets of the capitalfor the pride parade. London m