kemi badenoch 42 votes. james cleverly— kemi badenoch 42 votes. james cleverly 37 votes.jenrick— cleverly 37 votes. and robert jenrick 41 _ cleverly 37 votes. and robert jenrick 41 votes. as a result of that— jenrick 41 votes. as a result of that ballot, james cleverly is eliminated from the contest and kemi _ is eliminated from the contest and kemi badenoch and robert jenrick— and kemi badenoch and robert jenrick now go forward to the ballot — jenrick now go forward to the ballot of— jenrick now go forward to the ballot of members. thank you very— ballot of members. thank you very much— ballot of members. thank you very much for your attendance. there _ very much for your attendance. there you — very much for your attendance. there you have it. the final two who are going through to the party members vote went that conservative party leadership race gets to its final stage are going to be robertjenrick and kemi badenoch. that is in some ways quite a surprise because in yesterday's vote james cleverly ca me yesterday's vote james cleverly came out top with 39. today i wil

the spokesman says for kemi badenoch, bev turner badenoch , there are three badenoch, there are threeing votes. that's her. and james cleverly, and one's going backwards and losing support. that's jenrick, the right of the tory party. the spokesman says now needs to coalesce around kemi, who can reach across and unify the party, has the star quality to cut through in opposition and is indisputably the members choice for leader. so very clear to me that tonight it's all about where do the right wing go? do they go to jenrick or badenoch? and right now badenoch has momentum. >> an astonishing turnaround of events chris. thank you very much for that excellent update. of course we'll track back to you in westminster hall throughout the show for more reaction. as james cleverly , now reaction. as james cleverly, now the clear front runner, will robert jenrick reconsider, perhaps, and tip into the badenoch camp in return for the promise of something down the line. certainly all to play for now. moving on to another huge story today. an albanian criminal who sneaked back into britain after b

jenrick has gone ahead by ten and badenoch badenoch has won.adenoch has won the tory mps vote, which no one saw coming . i tory mps vote, which no one saw coming. i don't tory mps vote, which no one saw coming . i don't know what's coming. i don't know what's happened. i'm going to have to explain this to viewers and listeners. at some point. we will get guests over here to explain these tory mps. they are the most extraordinary electorate. i am sure gawain is chuckling away in the studio at this, but no one saw kemi badenoch winning the vote after what was a difficult conference. no one saw robert jenrick coming through as second place and now james cleverly, whoever everyone thought was amassing votes, piling up, piling them up, ready to dispense them to, to work out who he wanted to face in the final two. he's out . it who he wanted to face in the final two. he's out. it is extraordinary. >> and chris, maybe this has got something to do with the fact. last night there was an op ed by allison pearson in the telegraph , allison pearson in the

. i to use the word hundreds. -- badenoch— to use the word hundreds. -- badenoch. . , ., badenoch.er prime minister have _ badenoch. i am sure other prime minister have used _ badenoch. i am sure other prime minister have used the _ badenoch. i am sure other prime minister have used the word i minister have used the word chundered. it is a pleasure to be , ., ., sounds. good afternoon, life from westminster _ sounds. good afternoon, life from westminster as - sounds. good afternoon, life from westminster as i i sounds. good afternoon, life from westminster as i am i sounds. good afternoon, life i from westminster as i am every afternoon and joined by our friends at the bbc news channel. my guest this afternoon needs no introduction. everyone knows who ee is and has a view on him. he is the hero who delivered brexit or the villain who delivered brexit. he is the hero or villain who delivered the covid vaccine or the party had put us into lockdown. he broke election records in 2019 and break more records when his ministers resigned forcing him from office. now he has released a book

kemi badenoch was the business _ robert jenrick.s sector - robert jenrick. kemi badenoch was the business sector in - robert jenrick. kemi badenoch was the business sector in the | was the business sector in the last government and is seen as a pretty big thinker, pitching herself on the idea of going back to first principles and looking at what it means to be a conservative, so she has a reputation for being a bit, not shying away from a fight, and one of her supporters acknowledged that she was great but he felt she could start a fight on an empty room. she said she's not going after the anti—woke agenda but she says she is standing up for what she believes and she does not shy away from confrontation, so to some people that is appealing but others worry it will land them in the sort of issues they have seen in the past where we have seen in the past where we have seen in the past where we have seen the infighting and having to clarify things and that sort of confusion. robert jenrick started off as the front runner and he has had

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kemi badenoch?, the great eurosceptic who, when she had ministerial responsibility, dropped the legislation that would have taken out of our law 4000 pieces of eu legislation and kemi badenoch . yes, the one that now badenoch. yes, the one that now wants to control our borders and control immigration. who was the one that pushed the hardest for foreign students coming into britain, bringing their mum with them as dependants with inconsistency like that, there's very little to worry about . very little to worry about. >> well, nigel farage, i'll leave you to go back to the commons terrace to drink, to see what's going on there and get some gossip. but thanks for joining us on your show, farage tonight. and thank you, joe phillips, and thank you also, dave, andrew jenkin up next, m15 director general ken mccallum has warned that iran and russia are recruiting uk criminals to carry out their dirty work for them in this country. an with me next to discuss this now yesterday, m15 director general ken mcc

.— -- kelly badenoch.y badenoch. tom tugendhat is expected l -- kelly badenoch. tom | tugendhat is expected to -- kelly badenoch. tom - tugendhat is expected to be knocked out at this stage. i think he failed to make such an impact as james cleverly at the tory party conference with up they are really in a fight to be the centre candidate. james cleverly took the the up and can be badenoch came third today but only by one vote that doesn't mean there is a world where she makes it through and robertjenrick doesn't. three pretty confident to give up the companies entail and feature a winnerfor them it companies entail and feature a winner for them it does look very likely that james cleverly is now going to make the final, front runner which shows you this race has changed in the several months it's been going on. and jenrick and supporters are going to have a late night tonight, calling mps trying to get votes on the right and say i am the candidate who can beat james cleverly. 0n the membership: comic kell

what is it about kemi badenoch that you like?nservatives like myself, faced with the choice - of robertjenrick, who i think is a steady candidate, - and kemi badenoch, who has quite a lot of potential, - whether upwards or downwards, we know not at this time, - would prefer to go for the latter. well, i'm really pleased because i'm just disappointed i'm not wearing my kemi badge. and james wanted james cleverly to make the last two. i'm very disappointed to see that he didn't get through. i think he would have been the unity candidate that could have really brought the party together, but also, you know, delivered for people across the uk. back in westminster today's victors offer their reaction. my message is one of change, to change our party not with platitudes, but with policies that will address the big challenges facing our country, on the nhs, on the economy and immigration. we need to unite behind a real conservatism that means something to the country. throwing out policy without rooting it in values doesn't work. and th

>> kemi badenoch, 42 votes.otes. so, as a result of that, that ballot, jame5 cleverly i5 a result of that, that ballot, jame5 cleverly is eliminated from the contest and kemi badenoch and robert jenrick now go forward to the ballot of members . member5. >> i mean, i don't know if you clocked it, but the guy on the right couldn't even do his suit up properly there. but jame5 cleverly i5 up properly there. but jame5 cleverly is out. kemi badenoch and robert jenrick, they're going head to head before a winner is announced on the 2nd of november. lee, who do you fear m05t? >> i don't fear any, to be honest with you , patrick. honest with you, patrick. i mean, it's going to be i mean, i know rob very, very well . cla55 know rob very, very well. cla55 him as a friend. he'5 know rob very, very well. cla55 him as a friend. he's a good quy- him as a friend. he's a good guy.soi5 him as a friend. he's a good guy. s0 is kemi. rob'5 going to campaign quite clearly on leaving the echr. and kev'5 not come out and actually admi

talking of kemi badenoch, she is up now . she's badenoch, she is up now. she's got the microphone . got the microphone. >> it is time to tell the truth. the truth about our party. the truth about our politics. the truth about our politics. the truth about our future . for too truth about our future. for too long, politicians have been scared of the truth. for too long, politicians have hidden behind spin for too long, politicians have told the public what they wanted to hear. and then done their own thing. well i say enough . it's time to i say enough. it's time to remember who we are, what we for , remember who we are, what we for, stand and what we want our country to be. seven years ago, i stood on this stage so proud to be a conservative member of parliament. we had just lost our majority, but our party was still in government and that was all that mattered . but i am no all that mattered. but i am no longer a bright eyed, bushy tailed backbencher. i am a veteran of four government departments and a former cabinet minister. i have seen the system from

kemi badenoch received 42 votes. robert jenrick picked up 41 and james cleverly received 37, meaning he has now been eliminated from the race. in a tweet, cleverly has thanked his colleagues , party members and colleagues, party members and the public for their support. gb news political editor christopher hope spoke to robert jenrick earlier on. >> i have a very specific plan as to how we do that, whether it's improving the nhs, getting growth, going again in our economy or yes, securing our borders. i do not believe in platitudes. i want us to have a serious plan now as to how we move forward and get this party back into gear for the good of our country. >> well, jenrick's rival kemi badenoch had this to say a short while later . while later. >> it doesn't matter. people are heanng >> it doesn't matter. people are hearing what i'm saying, and they think my approach is right, that you start with principles first and then policy. we need to unite behind a real conservatism. that means something to the country. >> and

what is it about kemi badenoch that you like?like myself, faced with the choice of robertjenrick, who i think is a steady candidate, and kemi badenoch, who has quite a lot of potential, whether upwards or downwards, we know not at this time, would prefer to go for the latter. well, i'm really pleased because i was i'm just disappointed i'm not wearing my kemi badge. and james wanted james cleverly to make the last two. i'm very disappointed to see that he didn't get through. i think he would have been the unity candidate that could have really brought the party together, but also, you know, delivered for people across the uk. back in westminster today's victors offer their reaction. my message is one of change, to change our party not with platitudes, but with policies that will address the big challenges facing our country, on the nhs, on the economy and immigration. we need to unite behind a real conservatism that means something to the country. throwing out policy without rooting it in values doesn't work. and that's what we s

kemi badenoch received 42 votes. robert jenrick picked up 41 and james cleverly received 37, meaning he has now been eliminated from the race. in a tweet, cleverly has thanked his colleagues , party members and colleagues, party members and the public for their support. gb news political editor christopher hope , spoke to christopher hope, spoke to robert jenrick earlier on. >> very specific plan as to how we do that, whether it's improving the nhs, getting growth, going again in our economy or yes, securing our borders. i don't believe in platitudes . i want us to have platitudes. i want us to have a serious plan now as to how we move forward and get this party back into gear for the good of our country. >> well, jenrick's rival kemi badenoch had this to say a short while later. >> it doesn't matter. people are heanng >> it doesn't matter. people are hearing what i'm saying, and they think my approach is right, that you start with principles first and then policy. we need to unite behind a real conservatism. that me

why shouldn't it be kemi badenoch _ mission. why shouldn't it be kemi badenoch in _ mission.n charge of the tory party?— kemi badenoch in charge of the tory party? there are a number of aood tory party? there are a number of good candidates _ tory party? there are a number of good candidates and - tory party? there are a number of good candidates and i - tory party? there are a number of good candidates and i look i of good candidates and i look forward to going up against kemi badenoch. what i offer in the leadership election is policies and not platitudes. throughout the campaign i set out a clear vision for the party, how we can restore the party, how we can restore the party and deliver for the british people again. it's about serious policies to meet serious challenges the country faces across all the issues, not going down rabbit holes but focusing on the things the public care about the most, the economy, the nhs and our borders. economy, the nhs and our borders— borders. that was robert jenrick- _ borders. that was robert jenrick. we _ borders. that was robert jenrick

a few moments ago kemi badenoch gave her rude insult —— reaction.ighted _ -- reaction. absolutely delighted to _ -- reaction. absolutely delighted to have i -- reaction. absolutely| delighted to have talked -- reaction. absolutely i delighted to have talked at this stage of the contest and i want — this stage of the contest and i want to— this stage of the contest and i want to thank all of the people who supported me especially those — who supported me especially those who are out campaigning and all— those who are out campaigning and all of— those who are out campaigning and all of my volunteers, it shows _ and all of my volunteers, it shows people have a lot of faith — shows people have a lot of faith in _ shows people have a lot of faith in my approach which is about— faith in my approach which is about renewal and i think that is why— about renewal and i think that is why i— about renewal and i think that is why i am winning at the moment _ is why i am winning at the moment-— is why i am winning at the moment. .,, . a moment. robert jenrick sai

kemi badenoch or james or most? kemi badenoch orjames or robert jenrick?andidates from the right of the party. >> well, firstly, can i apologise to the audience because i generally get my big predictions right? well, i got one wrong yesterday , i thought one wrong yesterday, i thought cleverly, i know i got it wrong. hands up, you know, i mean, i thought cleverly would sail through now. now it's very interesting that last night cleverly was on the terrace here in the palace of westminster, having a drink, strutting around , having a drink, strutting around, looking very confident, talking to everybody. went to boris's book launch and whilst he was almost on a victory parade, people at robert jenrick were on the phones talking to as many members of parliament as they possibly could. that's one factor that i think played. the second factor that played was the chagos islands, because this story is far from over. and how funny before the david lammy chagos islands debate, the other funny before the david lammy chagwhichinds debate, the other funny before the d

more progressively, with every single statement, the badenoch badenoch .> liz truss . everyone always >> liz truss. everyone always knew that she was that she was mad, right? but but so that's the thing. when. so when liz truss opens her mouth, no one's surprised because you expect what comes out of it to be garbage. but with badenoch, there was an idea in the left that she was actually, while repellent in every in every way. but she was actually quite sensible and smart. >> she's actually just how can you be repellent, repellent and sensible? >> look, it's a loose cannon . >> look, it's a loose cannon. i'm not okay. >> i'm not sure she's a loose cannon. >> i wonder with i wonder with kemi whether or not the difficulty that she's got is that she says certain things that she says certain things that make it easy for people to make a massive deal over that. i think i think the maternity pay thing. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and which she didn't actually really say, but she she allowed herself to be drawn in that situation. the culture is being valid than others th

what is it about kemi badenoch that you like?yself itself. faced with the choice of robertjenrick, who i think is a steady candidate, and kemi badenoch, who has quite a lot of potential, whether upwards or downwards, we know not at this time, would prefer to go for the latter. well, i'm really pleased because i was i'm just disappointed i'm not wearing my kemi badge. and james wanted james cleverly to make the last two. i'm very disappointed to see that he didn't get through. i think he would have been the unity candidate that could have really brought the party together, but also, you know, delivered for people across the uk. back in westminster today's victors offer their reaction. my message is one of change, to change our party not with platitudes, but with policies that will address the big challenges facing our country, on the nhs, on the economy and immigration. we need to unite behind a real conservatism that means something to the country. throwing out policy without rooting it in values doesn't work. and that's what we

kemi badenoch 42 votes. james cleverty— kemi badenoch 42 votes. james cleverly 37 votes.

— even when i think about how kemi badenoch and robert jenrick have fought— badenoch and robert jenricke haven't got to the end although it has in going for a lon- end although it has in going for a long time, — end although it has in going for a long time, i'm not sure that even tells _ long time, i'm not sure that even tells us _ long time, i'm not sure that even tells us how— long time, i'm not sure that even tells us how they might become party leader~ _ tells us how they might become party leader. take keir starmer, for instance _ leader. take keir starmer, for instance. you very much campaign very differently to how he ran the party, _ very differently to how he ran the party. so — very differently to how he ran the party. so i — very differently to how he ran the party, so i do think that there is quite _ party, so i do think that there is quite a — party, so i do think that there is quite a lot— party, so i do think that there is quite a lot to play for before we make _ quite a lot to play for before we make predictions such as that. but i do think— make predictions such as that

kemi badenoch _ softly thing a bit more. yes. kemi badenoch there - softly thing a bit more. yes.is scheduled to close on the 31st of october with the announcement on saturday. archaeologists have discovered a huge ancient city hidden underground in mexico which may give a better understand of the maya civilisation. known for their distinctive temples and cities which stood for centuries but due to factors such as war and disease, the mayans faded into obscurity around 300 years ago. however, thanks to modern technologies, including radar, archaeologists are able to uncover these civilisations in their native north and central american countries, as georgina rannard reports. deep in the central american jungle, the trees are hiding treasures. radar fired from a plane peers through the canopy to search for ruins. this is in guatemala, but archaeologists have now discovered another huge city — this time in mexico. they're calling it valeriana. now, we don't have any pictures of valeriana — that's because no—one's been there for hundreds of years — so we thought we'd show you what it

kemi badenoch, welcome to political thinking. thank you, nick. it is four years since we talked and we focus then a lot on your personal story. and i asked you at the end of that interview if you thought you would ever see a black prime minister in your lifetime. and you said to me, why not? have you now concluded, there will be one and it will be you? well, i have concluded there could be one and it could be me, but that depends if the conservative party members decide that i am their person. but if they do so, they won't be doing it on the basis of the colour of my skin. they'll be doing it because of the values and principles which we share. yeah, and a lot of what i want to do in this interview is talk about those values and principles. but for people who don't know your story, let's just begin with that. you told me back then that you were. then that you were, and it's an interesting phrase, british by fate. what did you mean? so i say british by fate, in the sense that we didn't know that i was even a british citizen until i was about i was

the last— secretary as kemi badenoch has been.ter and leadership qualities but also _ character and leadership qualities but also getting the pitch rate to the party— but also getting the pitch rate to the party and the country. do you think ou the party and the country. do you think you will _ the party and the country. do you think you will make _ the party and the country. do you think you will make it _ the party and the country. do you think you will make it through - the party and the country. do you think you will make it through to | think you will make it through to the last two mac?— think you will make it through to the last two mac? yes. i think he stands every _ the last two mac? yes. i think he stands every chance. _ the last two mac? yes. i think he stands every chance. those - the last two mac? yes. i think he| stands every chance. those votes will happen _ stands every chance. those votes will happen middle _ stands every chance. those votes will happen middle of— stands every chance. those votes will happen middl

kemi badenoch was in tatters. kemi badenoch was very smart.nd harris on the gb news tory leadership debate last night, take a listen to what she said donald trump or kamala harris. >> i like both of them equally. yes , there you go. yes, there you go. >> that's what leadership looks like . that is what putting like. that is what putting britain first looks like as well . britain first looks like as well. is this the most embarrassing government in history? it's certainly the most tribal, partisan and petty , with this partisan and petty, with this insanely self—destructive move to send help to kamala harris, which technically interferes in american democracy. wait till the donald hears about this. if trump wakes up to victory on november the 5th, keir starmer will wake up to a political nightmare. zoe, this is volunteers of the labour party , volunteers of the labour party, okay? they took these trips in a personal capacity, funded themselves. they're not organised or funded by the party. the accommodation is being arranged by volunteers campa

in that choice, why pick kemi badenoch over robertjenrick?d please the right. she is cutting through the country i should please the right. she is| cutting through the country and the membership, sol cutting through the country and the membership, so i see it as myioh — the membership, so i see it as myioh as— the membership, so i see it as myjob as an mp to make sure that— myjob as an mp to make sure that members get the choice that members get the choice that they are looking for and we can— that they are looking for and we can go to the country with kemi — we can go to the country with kemi as— we can go to the country with kemi as a _ we can go to the country with kemi as a dynamic interesting and candidates that can get our party— and candidates that can get our party attention. we and candidates that can get our party attention-— party attention. we are running out of time _ party attention. we are running out of time so _ party attention. we are running out of time so i _ party attention. we are running out of time so i will _ party at

we've seen already with badenoch and jenrick setting his attack dogs on kemi badenoch to defeat her toke a fool of her over this. what she said about maternity pay. this is not the tories reuniting to get the trust back of the british people. you're going to have to convince them that you're a serious party again, you're a serious party again, you're going to have to stop the infighting and the backbiting and the fighting among each other. you know, you're saying that they can't lose 116 majority. that is true . and majority. that is true. and starmer is losing popularity. but the bottom line is the tories aren't gaining it. it's not being reflected in tory popularity right now. and i don't think it will be until the tories show the british people that they can be trusted again with some serious policies with, you know, with a leader that they can all get behind and not be trying to knock spots off. and that's what that's what jenrick's crew was trying to do oven jenrick's crew was trying to do over, over that maternity stuff. >> before i come to benjamin, can i pick up on carol's poin

kemi badenoch did plot.rting kemi badenoch today, who are they? they're the same people who were the plotters against boris johnson and who supported rishi sunak. i think that if you can't serve a prime minister loyally when you're in his cabinet or in his government, then you don't automatically have the right to be elected as a prime minister in the future. loyalty is very important. it's the number one quality that any candidate should have. as far as i'm concerned. >> nadine dorries, let's get your reaction to what she had to say there from our political correspondent. there katherine forster. catherine >> yes. both the front runners , >> yes. both the front runners, robert jenrick and kemi badenoch, managing to get themselves into a bit of hot water over the last couple of days. water over the last couple of days . i'll come specifically to days. i'll come specifically to those shortly, but nadine dorries comments, i think really very interesting indeed, saying any of the men that they'd all been loyal

kemi badenoch received 42 votes. robert jenrick picked up 41 and james cleverly received 37, meaning he has now been eliminated from the race. in a tweet, cleverly has thanked his colleagues party members and the pubuc colleagues party members and the public for the support he received during the campaign. gb news political editor christopher hope spoke to robert jenrick earlier on. >> very specific plan as to how we do that, whether it's improving the nhs, getting growth, going again in our economy or yes , securing our economy or yes, securing our borders. i don't believe in platitudes. i want us to have a serious plan now as to how we move forward and get this party back into gear for the good of our country. >> well, jenrick's rival kemi badenoch had this to say a short while later. >> it doesn't matter. people are heanng >> it doesn't matter. people are hearing what i'm saying and they think my approach is right, that you start with principles first and then policy. we need to unite behind a real conservatism th

kemi badenoch is seen as similar to robert — badenoch is seen as similar to robertjenrick on the badenochhose candidates will you end up withjames those candidates will you end up with james cleverly or tom tugendhat who are pitching more to the _ tugendhat who are pitching more to the centre of the party and have — to the centre of the party and have a — to the centre of the party and have a broader message? will you end — have a broader message? will you end up with one of them facing — you end up with one of them facing off— you end up with one of them facing off against one of those on the — facing off against one of those on the right? there are sort of possibilities at play here. even _ possibilities at play here. even if, _ possibilities at play here. even if, at the end of the day, most — even if, at the end of the day, most people believe that one of those _ most people believe that one of those two on the right is more likely— those two on the right is more likely to — those two on the right is more likely to come away with it. you — likely to come away with it. you have _ likel

it would be that kemi badenoch and robertjenrick had difficult moments at the conference.e impression that she was questioning the level of maternity pay, and robert jenrick when he said that special forces are killing rather than capturing on the ground as a result of human rights laws. so who knows, maybe it will be tom tugendhat, james cleverly and one of kemi badenoch or robertjenrick. but who knows? we will see. tory mps are always described as the most duplicitous electorate in the world. in other words, they all lie to each other about who they're going to back and then just look at the numbers. so thank you very much for listening to this episode. join adam next week. goodbye. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello there. good evening. a very messy and unsettled picture weather—wise as we head through the next few days. but it was a pretty start earlier on this morning. lots of red skies as captured by our weather watchers. and of course, the heaviest downpours today were out towards the west, some of the showers pushing further eastwards at times. not as much suns

gite kemi badenoch picked up another due going from 28 to 30.— going from 28 to 30.e of the sorts of things _ going from 28 to 30. give me a sense of the sorts of things you _ going from 28 to 30. give me a sense of the sorts of things you are - of the sorts of things you are hearing. they haven't got long before the next round of voting about where those votes might actually go for the d job tugendhat votes, which of the three camps they may go to. votes, which of the three camps they ma no to. , . ., votes, which of the three camps they ma aoto. , . ., ., may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone — may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone calls _ may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone calls of— may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone calls of trying - may go to. there will be a lot of frantic phone calls of trying to i may go to. there will be a lot of. frantic phone calls of trying to woo tom tugendhat and his 19 overnight. it would seem that some of those are likely to peel last to james cleverley he is now the last centrist candidat

. >> tonight concert conservative leadership hopefuls robert jenrick and kemi badenoch go head to head in a gb news special. but to either have what it takes to lead the embattled tories, scottish business leaders issue a new plea to labour not to increase alcohol duty for fears of crippling the industry. education secretary bridget phillipson joins us this morning as she launches a new funding programme as part of ambitious plans to open 3000 new nurseries. >> the king and queen head down under in their most significant overseas tour since his cancer diagnosis. >> nearly 1 million brits living with dementia could soon be aided by an ai robot specialising in alzheimer's care. >> new government plans are going to offer unemployed brits discounted driving lessons, so we're debating this morning whether the jobless should get freebies. >> later this morning, britain's most decorated paralympian, dame sarah storey , divulges the sarah storey, divulges the secrets of her success and also in sport, the country is coming to terms with a german becoming the england manager. so ben ainslie's br

please welcome kemi badenoch and robert jenrick . to badenoch and robert jenrick.o mish rahman. >> sukh anthony segaert love. you're here. thank you. >> tonight, both candidates face a grilling from this audience here in the heart of westminster as they battle for the right to lead the tory party. tonight's audience is made up of conservative party members , the conservative party members, the ones who will help decide the next leader in just 14 days time. it's been 85 days. yes, 85 days since campaigning started. but now it's decision time.

he is now in a real tussle with kemi badenoch to get into those final two, with kemi badenoch to getht. she is the one with star quality who would shake up the party and she is the favourite of the party members. so between now and three o'clock tomorrow, those 20 mps who were supporting tom tugendhat, their votes are up for grabs. their phones are not going _ votes are up for grabs. their phones are not going to _ votes are up for grabs. their phones are not going to stop _ votes are up for grabs. their phones are not going to stop ringing. - are not going to stop ringing. vicki, thank you. and victoria derbyshire will have more on the conservative leadership contest on newsnight on bbc two shortly. hi, sophie. yes, our expert panel willanswer hi, sophie. yes, our expert panel will answer the question — who looks most like a leader in waiting? and here at the bbc, we are of course monitoring hurricane milton. president biden warns that it could be the worst to hit fried in a century. how much damage could it cause? newsnight on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer in about four minutes. .

i imagine it's the same for kemi badenoch.en by one of the one of the candidates ringing him quite early on the morning, but he did not take the call. so behind the scenes, there are all sorts of frantic efforts being made to get those critical numbers, because i expect it will be very, very tight indeed. >> i love that anecdote. catherine. the idea that conservative mps don't need alarm clocks anymore because the candidates are just ringing them so constantly . can i have your so constantly. can i have your vote? can i have your vote? goodness me. less than an hour to go. we'll be back. of course. back in westminster with you and the rest of the team. when those results are declared, it's rather charming how enthused you are about these types of things. >> it's lovely. it keeps it exciting, don't you think? >> at home you've got you've got to have sort of hobbies, don't you? >> you've got to have sort of hobbies. yes. >> some people like to, you know, follow the football. others like to follow the conservative party leadershi

it would be that kemi badenoch and robert jenrick had difficult moments at the conference.ession that she was questioning the level of maternity pay, and robert jenrick when he said that special forces are killing rather than capturing on the ground as a result of human rights laws. so who knows, maybe it will be tom tugendhat, james cleverly and one of kemi badenoch or robertjenrick. but who knows? we will see. tory mps are always described as the most duplicitous electorate in the world. in other words, they all lie to each other about who they're going to back and then just look at the numbers. so thank you very much for listening to this episode. join adam next week. goodbye. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello there. good afternoon. some rather unsettled conditions, weather—wise, for the next few days. it's a very messy picture with some showers, longer spells of rain, but also some brightness and some sunshine. although where we saw the best of the blue skies yesterday, it's now turned rather cloudy. and there will be some more showers through the rest of the day,

you are a kemi badenoch fan.er gaffe yesterday on maternity pay because she did gaffe. >> no, i'm absolutely a kemi badenoch fan. i think she has that sort of undefined quality. the x factor star quality, political charisma, which i think we need in our new leader to help us take the fight to labour when we have a new leader in place. i think kemi badenoch has that. besides, of course , has that. besides, of course, authentic conservative views. i think she has the potential to follow in margaret thatcher's footsteps and those are the reasons why i am backing her. >> always dangerous to compare these women leaders to margaret thatcher. we had theresa may and liz truss. you wouldn't call either of them a maggie thatcher figure, would you? >> no, i wouldn't, but i think kemi is different. as i said a second ago, she has that kind of star quality that i think we need to take the fight to laboun need to take the fight to labour, and they've done such a bad job in government in the last 80 or so days. it is more impor

it will be cleverly versus badenoch. that's my view. keen to know from you.nk makes the last two? and oh, by the way, do you actually care? please email farage @gbnews .com. i'm joined in tonight's endeavour by sir george howarth, former labour member of parliament and junior minister under tony blair, and lord monckton, hereditary peer and former conservative political adviser . so, lord monckton, who adviser. so, lord monckton, who do you think makes the last two? >> i think you've got it absolutely right. and after all, do you really want jenrick to go through , given that i think he's through, given that i think he's asked for your retirement hasn't he? he has. >> i mean, fat chance of that. i'd say . i'd say. >> so i think it's generic that's going to get the retirement. and i think the other two will go through and i think it probably will be cleverly that gets it. i agree with you as to the speeches that the party conference, he was clearly the man who had the presence of a potential prime minister . and the others remind minister. and the others remin

and kemi badenoch third on 30. tom tugendhat has now

robert jenrick , kemi badenoch, robert jenrick, kemi badenoch, james cleverly and tom tugendhat. wednesday, the final two will be selected, leaving conservative members to make the ultimate choice. this morning we were joined by shadow minister for education damian hinds and he told us he thinks there's a field of standout candidates. >> we've not made a declaration. i think we've got four really strong candidates. obviously we've got we've got around today, another round tomorrow and then there will be the and then there'll be the members round. i took a decision at the start of the contest to not make a declaration until we got to that final, until we got to that final stage. but i think it's been a very well contested election. obviously, the party conference last week, that was a really important opportunity for people to set out their stall and i think both party members and i think both party members and of course the wider public got a chance to see all four of them in action. >> christian brueckner, a suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, has been acquitted to

robert jenrick kemi badenoch , james jenrick kemi badenoch, james cleverly and tom tugendhat will allirmingham today in their bids to become rishi sunak's successor. mrjenrick, to become rishi sunak's successor. mr jenrick, who to become rishi sunak's successor. mrjenrick, who has attracted the most support from mps so far, is expected to call for a new conservative party if it wants to, quote, tackle the immense challenges that it faces . immense challenges that it faces. meanwhile, the prime minister travels to brussels today in a bid to improve relations with the eu and to bolster the security. the safety and prosperity of the british people . prosperity of the british people. sir keir starmer will visit for talks with european commission president ursula von der leyen about resetting britain's relationship with the european union. he aims to push for a better trading relationship and greater cooperation on defence and security measures. but he's also under pressure to agree to brussels calls for a deal on youth mobility to allow young eu citizens greater freedom to come to the uk

why is kemi badenoch the right person to take it forward?kemi is somebody that i've known since i got elected alongside her in 2017. i served as her junior minister in the department for trade when i was ex—sports minister. she's somebody that when she's tasked with the job, she gets it done. she can cut through the noise. she can cut through the noise. she isn't. she doesn't shy away from a fight. and we're going to need somebody to be able to cut through this noise. you know, we are a very diminished force in parliament right now. and indeed out in the country. we need somebody who's going to go toe to toe with keir starmer every week at the despatch box, who's going to trump him when it comes to the proper arguments? the people out there want to actually have us having issues that people care about, concerns that people care about, concerns that the british people have, and somebody that's going to be able to take on nigel farage and say to the people that voted reform at this last election, look, come back to the conservative party, we'r

robert jenrick second with 31 and kemi badenoch third on 30.om tugendhat has now been eliminated from the race, with only 20 votes. the final two will be decided from the remaining three candidates at the next round of voting tomorrow afternoon . the director tomorrow afternoon. the director general of m15 has warned that isis and al—qaeda are on the rise again, with an increase of the terrorists linked to the conflict in the middle east. in a stark warning at the counter—terrorism operations centre, ken mcmullen revealed that iran has been linked to at least 20 deadly plots in the uk over the past two years. he says both groups are attempting to export terror , highlighting the export terror, highlighting the recently deadly attack in moscow as brutal demonstration of what isis is still capable of. and as the conflict between israel and iran intensifies , m15 is on high iran intensifies, m15 is on high alert for potential domestic repercussions . keir starmer is repercussions. keir starmer is set for crucial talks in berlin, joining leaders fr

in the case of kemi badenoch.but i think until they are just honest and frank and say we actually just need reform back, i don't think they're going to be able to rebuild that. >> and he is a friendly word of advice to the tories. would you tell us to take reform seriously, or do you think kemi badenoch is right? >> i think you know, looking at their kind of shenaniganry at their kind of shenaniganry at the moment with tommy robinson and the kind of splits on the very right of reform and the way that the grassroots appear to be divided to the parliamentary leadership, i wouldn't particularly take them seriously as a as an actual organisation. you know, they've got five mps. they have no real responsibility. they can say whatever they want, but they're never going to see the government benches . so i think government benches. so i think they're a bit of a bit of a fringe kind of excitement at the moment. obviously take into account the voters that they they took at the last election, but i wouldn't take them seriou

this place really highlights the challenge facing kemi badenoch or robertjenrick.e coast, the seat right next door is now held by labour, in part because voters switched to reform uk. so how does the new leader appeal to voters that turned away from them to parties with very different political perspectives? jenny and barry are both conservative councillors who've lived here for decades and know the complexities of this county. i think we have to face up to the fact that we lost a huge amount of our voters to reform, and we need to get those voters back. we need to show them that we will do what they want us to do. how do you manage that, then, in a place like this, where the liberal democrats ended up winning the seat? well, the liberal democrats didn't win the seat. we gave it to them. we need to get back to basics — what the conservatives' values are — and that is the most important thing, whether it's a little bit to the right, a little bit to the left, straight down the middle, doesn't matter. we've got to incorporate all of that. kemi badenoch and robertjenri

there seems to be a real battle on for second place between robertjenrick and kemi badenoch. similar pitches in some way. robert jenrick has lost some ground in the last weeks and i think he is probablyjittery at the last weeks and i think he is probably jittery at this stage, and i think nobody could have foreseen that a week or so ago. kemi badenoch has some passion supporters among mps but also some pretty strong critics, so i think it will be interesting to see the final result. i'm not going to protect it. there is going to be three more intense hours of arm twisting and controlling and promises have been made to tory mps. there might be tactical voting, all sorts of shenanigans, as some mps try to work out who they want to be the leader of the party and who, which of the two they want to see put membership, and that is going to be fascinating what happens when we get the result at 3:30pm. i think the real fight is for the second place spot and, at the moment, the winner is on a knife edge. the last two then _ winner is on a knife edge. the last two then get _ winner is

who is kemi badenoch?chris hope, picked up on last night. very , picked up on last night. very, very quickly and that is that james cleverly would rather face robert jenrick in the final two before members rather than kemi badenoch, who has, i think, a lighter touch with the conservative party members. they prefer her and therefore in this final round we could see some of his supporters actually going into going to vote for robert jenrick because they would much prefer that he faces off against robert jenrick than kemi badenoch, because we saw how popular she was up in birmingham with the party members. okay, her, her she made some gaffes in the wider media. >> you described it as a terrible conference. >> i think it was a terrible conference in terms of the british, in terms of the british voters and what they saw about maternity pay, but but at the same time, you have to be honest with yourself and recognise that conservative party members do like her. and i think there's always that. and keir starmer, y