still feel it is right that he was ousted and they do not want to see him back. and you have to pick somebody who is acceptable and to the wider public, haven t you? fit the wider public, haven t you? of real the wider public, haven t you? i>f real experience of the wider public, haven t you? i>i real experience of the people on the ground in blackpool. the vast majority have a clear message bring back boris. and he won as a huge general election majority nearly three years ago and there is a huge groundswell of support for him and people know exactly what you get with borisjohnson. but people know exactly what you get with boris johnson. people know exactly what you get with boris johnson. but they do know what they are with boris johnson. but they do know what they are going with boris johnson. but they do know what they are going to with boris johnson. but they do know what they are going to get. with boris johnson. but they do know what they are going to get. mr - what th
live from westminster. senior conservatives hoping to become prime minister have begun seeking support from fellow tory mps. liz truss resigned yesterday, though remains in downing street until a successor is appointed. speaking outside downing street, liz truss said she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected. there will now be a fast tracked leadership election to decide who will be the new leader of the conservative party and ultimately prime minister. nobody has announced their intention to run yet but penny mordaunt and rishi sunak are seen as contenders, and backers of borisjohnson are urging him to stand. let s take a look at how the contest will work. conservative mps have until monday to nominate their preferred candidate. each candidate needs at least 100 nominations if only one candidate achieves that, they ll be declared prime minister on monday afternoon. if more than one candidate gets at least 100 nominations, then there ll be a vote by conservative mp
vulnerable. but then you get people like jacob rees mogg who has been tweeting, he is showing support for borisjohnson. all sides are trying to push their candidate with a view of the issue of bringing the party together, but it s hard to see how anyone will do that and unless some of the candidates can come together in some sort of agreement, at the minute, you have different camps competing in different wings of the party, pushing different interests and very much looking divided, not united. and we will say goodbye to viewers on bbc world news right now. scott benton is the conservative mp for blackpool south west. welcome to the bbc news channel. i understand your preferred candidate would be
saturday, and i asked the question, who do you think can deliver with regards to the economy where the cost of living, interest rates, energy prices and they say to me that the person who has the skills is rishi sunak, and the second part of me is i need a prime minister and i will fight for that prime minister who can promise me what i ve campaigned forfor 12 who can promise me what i ve campaigned for for 12 years in parliament, a merit based system of government, the best people for the job at every level, cabinet, ministers of state, under secretaries of state, not who backs who and there is amazing talent in the conservative party to take our great country forward. itrier? the conservative party to take our great country forward. very quickly, boris johnson. great country forward. very quickly, boris johnson, how great country forward. very quickly, boris johnson, how retrograde - great country forward. very quickly, boris johnson, how retrograde a - great country forward. ver