the candidate to stop migrant channel crossings by cutting off fuel supplies for people smugglers, which is something she has been talking about in recent days. she has also talked about cutting taxes, so standing on some of the same policies as well. an interesting thing is we have seen how some of their campaigns have been attacking each other slightly from behind the scenes today. earlier, we had lord frost, one of the liz truss supporters, essentially dismissing penny mordaunt s credentials, saying that when she stood below him, she was somebody who didn t do herjob well enough. lord frost said he asked the prime minister to remove herfrom that position. asked the prime minister to remove her from that position. we are seeing the usual sort of tricks in any of these leadership contests as they sought to talk down rival candidates. another point that liz
overall even though he still has a larger overall total. his lead is no longer increasing overall total. his lead is no longer increasing by the same amount. and i think we increasing by the same amount. and i think we are increasing by the same amount. and i think we are going to see a lot more nasty think we are going to see a lot more nasty stuff think we are going to see a lot more nasty stuff coming out of the woodwork as people are frankly desperate to keep her off the ballot and desperate to keep her off the ballot because they have shown and we have ballot because they have shown and we have seen those polls coming out again we have seen those polls coming out again and we have seen those polls coming out again and again saying if she gets onto the again and again saying if she gets onto the ballot, the membership loves onto the ballot, the membership ioves her onto the ballot, the membership loves her and will probably vote for her. , ., ., her. interesting
given this was not a graceful resignation by the prime minister, forced on him and he made it pretty clear in his statement when he talked about the herd instinct of the tory party turning against him, that perhaps any bitterness there is in number ten will be expressed in a way that has the effect of damaging the contest and whoever emerges as the contest and whoever emerges as the next prime minister? that the contest and whoever emerges as the next prime minister? the next prime minister? that will be a worry and the next prime minister? that will be a worry and it s the next prime minister? that will be a worry and it s always - the next prime minister? that will be a worry and it s always a - the next prime minister? that will be a worry and it s always a worry | be a worry and it s always a worry in leadership contests that people who are ostensibly on the same side sling mud at one another. this could be part of the borisjohnson rishi sunak problems, they are very recent, t
|talking rubbish, we could just, | we used to do itjust with mps. it didn t cost us. any, you know. a couple of cigars! someone emerged! there ll be people that disagree. i personally, i mean, one i of my colleagues said to me earlier, he said, look, bim, the last two leadership i contests we ve had have really been brexit leadership - contests, which was important at the time but it wasn t - a debate about what - conservatism is, what modern conservatism should be about, where we go from here. - the last time we did i that was david cameron s leadership in 2005, you know, almost 17 years ago. that contest went on forever as well. we need a proper| debate as a party. bim, just on that subject of how long it will take to get a new leader and if boris johnson stays as caretaker leader in that time, bit of a gossipy question for you. there is a rumour going around, isn t there, that one of the reasons he wants to stay on is because he s going to throw a big wedding party at chequers ove
there ll be people that disagree. personally, i mean, one of my colleagues said i to me earlier, he said, look, bim, the last two leadership contests we ve had have really been brexit leadership contests, - which was important at the time but it wasn t a debate about what conservatism is, - what modern conservatism should be about, where we go from here. the last time we did - that was david cameron s leadership in 2005, you know, almost 17 years ago. that contest went on forever as well. we need a proper debate as a party. bim, just on that subject of how long it will take to get a new leader and if borisjohnson stays as caretaker leader in that time, bit of a gossipy question for you. there is a rumour going around, isn t there, that one of the reasons he wants to stay on is because he s going to throw a big wedding party at chequers over the summer. have you heard anything about that? have you been invited? i don t think i have been invited. what a cruel question. - is it true