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shadow leader of the house of commons, chris philp has revealed he's backing miss badenoch to be the next leader of the conservative party leadership rival james cleverly will use his own speech today to say we must think and act like conservatives again, arguing for a smaller state and thousands of people in tel aviv and jerusalem filled the streets last night after the killing of six hostages in gaza. protesters blocked roads while police used water cannons to disperse crowds. idf soldiers recovered the bodies of the hostages, who israel says were killed. moments before troops reached them. israel's entire economy are on strike today in a bid to pressure the country's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu , minister, benjamin netanyahu, into accepting a gaza ceasefire deal. into accepting a gaza ceasefire deal . after those six hostages deal. after those six hostages were shot dead , prime minister were shot dead, prime minister sir keir starmer condemned what he described as the horrific and senseless killings . and those senseless killings. and those are the latest gb news headlines

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okay, well, listen , let's go to chris philp listen, let's go to chris philp now, who's standing by from backing kemi badenoch in the leadership contest. good morning . leadership contest. good morning. good to see you, first of all, just give us an idea of why you've chosen to back kemi badenoch, who will be today focusing on renewal . focusing on renewal. >> good morning. well, look, i know all the candidates really well. we're lucky to have such a strong field. i don't agree with what denis macshane just said. look, i've known kemi a long time. i think she's got the energy. i think she's got the determination. i think and be held accountable for, and i think kemi has the communication skills, the energy and the integrity to do that. but she also has political courage. we've seen time and time again she's been willing to speak out on difficult issues, to say difficult things, and i think that's what we need in our new leader. that's why i'm supporting her, and i'm looking forward to hearing what she has to say later on. this morning. >> it's been difficult to track in the polls exactly

so kemi badenoch had chris philp, laura trott, claire coutinho , laura trott, claire coutinho, the currentroduced her james minister, introduced herjames cleverly had grant shapps, of course, a very big beast of the conservative party but he is no longer an mp. so it felt to me like at the moment, kemi badenoch had the momentum, possibly more than james cleverly . but kemi badenoch does cleverly. but kemi badenoch does not appeal to everyone, and james cleverly believes that he may have broader support and be better placed to unify the party, something that they're all talking about. but easier said than done and you've got a few numbers. >> i see there very interesting numbers in front of you about who has declared thus far. it's early doors, so who's got the early doors, so who's got the early momentum? >> well, according to the numbers that i've currently got, both kemi badenoch and robert jenrick are tied on about 13 or so. mel stride seven tom tugendhat six. james cleverly five. priti patel five. now one of them will be out on wednesday. a lot of people feel that it's likely to be mel

for the tories, the shadow leader of the house chris philp is with us from london.