at wembley about partygate but — great leader. at wembley about partygate but he _ great leader.t partygate but he can stand - great leader. at wembley about partygate but he can stand up . great leader. at wembley about| partygate but he can stand up to putin _ partygate but he can stand up to putin and — partygate but he can stand up to putin and i— partygate but he can stand up to putin and i have faith in him. you ut it putin and i have faith in him. you put it politically. _ putin and i have faith in him. wm. put it politically. stay right there. get another one on. similarly minded, similarly minded. and there will come. we got nicholas coming up arejust a second. kim, how direct that to that, when you hear it? morning. it generally baffles me. i don't understand how anyone can thank the man is remotely suitable for the job. thank the man is remotely suitable forthejob. he thank the man is remotely suitable for thejob. he didn't prove himself to be suitable for at the first time around. bit of a problem there would part of that recording from radio five live this morning. t

there were so much anger and pain when we think back to partygate. i when we think back to partygate.memberwhen i was when we think back to partygate. i remember when i was out in westminster doing reporting amid the partygate saga, there was a lot of anger towardsjohnson but partygate saga, there was a lot of anger towards johnson but when partygate saga, there was a lot of anger towardsjohnson but when you spoke to tory voters, there was a more sympathetic view. they argue that he got the vaccines and brexit done and was dealt a hard set of cards. but i do think it's important that the next election that matters is the next general election and a lot of tory mps are looking at the poles and thinking, is a divisive figure likejohnson the person to lead us into the next elections, evenif lead us into the next elections, even if he is relatively welcome among tory members? the general public, worried about bills and mortgages and the general direction of the country, do they want someone who has already been tried and tested and the verdict was that he wasn't suitable for leadership? j

he was, and that has stymied _ got fine over partygate. that has stymied his _ got fine over partygate. he was, and that has stymied his last _ that has stymied his last conservative leadership election race. especially in the eyes of the conservative party, there are some who feel that he was part of those trying to bring borisjohnson down. he was one of those significant resignations at the time. he was part of the borisjohnson government, he did, as you say, get a fine. at the moment, his backers say he is the most steady pair of hands for the economy. he has that experience. many of them privately, will say that he has been proven right. many of the things he was saying during the campaign have come to pass, like higher interest rates and higher inflation, because of the plans lose trust put forward. they feel that has gained him more credibility with his economic vision. credibility with his economic vision. of course there are more mps coming out to back him. we expect him to announce his candidacy soon. 0ne him to announce his candi

— partygate situation? yvonne, what ou think partygate situation?artygate situation? yvonne, what you think is matter i think boris i you think is matter i think boris because the _ you think is matter i think boris because the trouble _ you think is matter i think boris because the trouble he - you think is matter i think boris because the trouble he has i you think is matter i think boris i because the trouble he has already been in. _ because the trouble he has already been in, would that re—occur again, and if— been in, would that re—occur again, and ifso, _ been in, would that re—occur again, and if so, let's— been in, would that re—occur again, and if so, let's have a general election _ and if so, let's have a general election. at the end of the day nobody— election. at the end of the day nobody assaulting anything out. what i nobody assaulting anything out. what i have _ nobody assaulting anything out. what i have said _ nobody assaulting anything out. what i have said before, we need more police, _ i have said before, we need more police, th

we had the partygate scandal at the start of the year.hs, there has been a growing perception among the public that the conservatives can't be trusted to run the economy. it started 18 months ago with inflation and price rises and shortages of certain goods in supermarkets. and it has been developing since then. we are at the stage now where the economy, which is the thing the conservatives should be able to bash labour over the head without the ballot box, they simply don't have the ammunition any more. the public do not think the conservatives are able to handle theirfamilies' or the country's finances. to handle their families' or the country's finances.— to handle their families' or the country's finances. that would say to me that — country's finances. that would say to me that despite _ country's finances. that would say to me that despite the _ country's finances. that would say l to me that despite the conservative membership backing borisjohnson, membership backing boris johnson, the membership backing borisjohnson, the public do

crowned prime minister again, all the headlines would be dominated by the privileges committee and the partygatereally quite significant over the next few weeks, dominic raab. clearly, leaving aside the rights and wrongs of the best person to lead the — and wrongs of the best person to lead the party from all other points of view, _ lead the party from all other points of view, clearly it is not going to be of view, clearly it is not going to he a _ of view, clearly it is not going to he a very— of view, clearly it is not going to be a very good thing for the conservative party and the government of the country in general, _ government of the country in general, if borisjohnson government of the country in general, if boris johnson were to take over— general, if boris johnson were to take over then general, if boris johnson were to take overthen a general, if boris johnson were to take over then a week after week after— take over then a week after week after week there were stories and questions — after week there were stories and questions about whether he was going to be found to have lied to

there is simply, this disunity cannot go on, we have seen it effectively for the last year, since partygate wallace defence secretary calling for rishi sunak, borisjohnson and penny mordaunt, to form a triumvirate at the top of government, and to avoid the ongoing political infighting. and i think there is a sense among the top tories that there is a real existential crisis how they can ever bring a party back together. you just cannot keep getting rid of prime ministers, and, on either side, whether borisjohnson wins which is unlikely or rishi sunak, you have mps which is unlikely or rishi sunak, you have mp5 on both sides who, at the moment look as if they will refuse to accept that leadership. from the sunday express, boris is back, hasta la vista baby was what he said when he left the commons, any sense that the express is backing him over period —— penny mordaunt? taste backing him over period -- penny mordaunt?— backing him over period -- penny mordaunt? ~ :, . , mordaunt? we cannot read the inside, the sunday express _ mordaunt? we cannot read the inside, the sunday express has _ mor

high up in states, and, finally, dominic raab in the sunday times is reported to be saying that the partygatee house of commons represent a fundamental hurdle to boris returning to number ten. the big auestion returning to number ten. the big question is _ returning to number ten. the big question is going _ returning to number ten. the big question is going to _ returning to number ten. the big question is going to be _ returning to number ten. the big question is going to be how - returning to number ten. the big question is going to be how the i question is going to be how the markets react, the yields on gilts have gone up on news that boris johnson was entering or could be entering the race again. butjust looking inside the sunday express, martin, they�*ve got a comment piece ljy martin, they�*ve got a comment piece by penny mordaunt and also andrea leadsom who is backing her, interestingly, it was andrea leadsom who bailed out when she was up against theresa may, which allowed the coronation of theresa may. talk us through that. she the coronation of theresa may. talk us through that.—

partygate where he was accused of breaking the rules in downing street holding gatherings and partieskdown during the pandemic. he is facing investigation by a standards committee in parliament on whether he likes to mps on that or not. and cabinet ministers, others across government and many of his own mps called on him to gojust and many of his own mps called on him to go just months ago. the former conservative leader lord haig has tonight said that his return concerned conservative into a death spiral. the us house committee investigating last year's attack on the capitol building in washington has ordered former president donald trump to testify under oath. the committee says its evidence shows mr trump played a central role in an orchestrated effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. let's cross live to los angeles with our north american correspondent, peter bowes. what exactly is the subpoena asking donald trump to do? the? what exactly is the subpoena asking donald trump to do?— what exactly is the subpoena asking donald trump to do? they want to see documents rele

i think partygate was a kind of special moment, if you like, you know, a very unhappy one. it was a product of an extraordinary period. i think what people will probably want to see is the sense that he can run a government, he can organise things. he has a set of things he wants to deliver, can take decisions, can get things to happen. and i think that was at the root of some of the problems people had. you're asking a question that everybody has asked since boris johnson emerged. and bear in mind, i was at university with him. "can boris change?" there's a simple answer. no, and he's not going to, is he? i mean, people can't, by the time they reach his age, my age, you know, basically, people have founded their ideas and the way they work. what, and i agree, you can't expect change, but what i think you could expect, and this is going to be one of the issues, you know, can people be self—aware about their weaknesses? understand what they're naturally good at and where they need help, and get people to do the things that they don't necessarily feel they're good at themselv

course, you will remember boris johnson was ousted as prime minister not that long ago because of partygate, and she is also facing a privileges pulmonary committee into whether he misled parliament, —— parliamentary committee. so those will be part of the key positions —— decisions mps will be weighing up as to whether or not back him. supporters say he has a mandate, he won the 2019 general election, and that he has made the big choices, he has taken the big choices and got them right, for instance, on covid and the war in ukraine, that is what his latest high—profile backer priti patel, the home secretary, has been saying. but, of course, this seems to all be about momentum and at the moment, in terms of the numbers, the public numbers that we have, the momentum seems to be behind rishi sunak, and on those claims that borisjohnson has reached 100 already, rivals seem to be quite sceptical of them, actually. 0ne to be quite sceptical of them, actually. one person saying it was hogwash, another saying it was clearly nonsense, and of course it is hard to believe things when people are priva

i think partygate was a special moment, if you like, a very unhappy one, but it was a product of an extraordinaryople probably want to see is a sense that he can run a government, he can organise things, he has a set of things he wants to deliver, can take decisions, can get things to happen, and i think that was at the root of some of the problems people had. ., . . root of some of the problems people had. ., ., ., ., , ., had. you are asking a question everyone _ had. you are asking a question everyone has _ had. you are asking a question everyone has asked _ had. you are asking a question everyone has asked since - had. you are asking a question| everyone has asked since boris johnson emerged, and bear in mind, i was at university with him, can boris change? the simple answer is no. br; boris change? the simple answer is no. �* , , w boris change? the simple answer is no. �* , , , ., no. by the time they reach his age, basically peeple — no. by the time they reach his age, basically people have _ no. by the time they reach his age, basically people have founded - no. by the time they reach his

l the conservative brand have taken a battering over the last year three borisjohnson and three partygateause of what liz truss has done so early into her premiership. it is going to be ready to put her to turn things around. as the public get to know her, ordinarily for a new leader, they might start to warm to that person but it is very difficult when you come in and do so early, maybe that is irreversible, and i think that is probably whatjl partners were talking about today. it is an incredible risk to go so bold and to go with something so possibly unpopular so early and that can be very difficult to reverse, no matter how long liz truss has before the next election.— next election. ok, kris hopkins, thank you _ next election. ok, kris hopkins, thank you very _ next election. ok, kris hopkins, thank you very much _ next election. ok, kris hopkins, thank you very much indeed, - next election. ok, kris hopkins, i thank you very much indeed, thank you. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages. brazil's two main presidential contenders h

with boris he has been tainted with partygate, etc. so i'm not sure whether we need someone fresh. think, would i have boris back? wouldn't i? and i really can't say whether i've decided or not. bridgnorth, like the constituency that is in ludlow, has been conservative—held for generations. but two weeks ago there was a county council by—election here which was won by labour. so that's a worry for the conservative party. it's a sign, maybe, that it needs to reconnect with its core voters. next door, butcher mike pierce remains a party loyalist, but even he is not happy. they've got to buck their ideas up, because one will say one thing and mean something else. it doesn't happen, because everybody now is fed up to the high teeth with the conservatives. would you vote labour? no. still wouldn't vote labour? i'd still vote conservative. they're playing for high stakes in westminster. the conservatives need to calm an increasingly frustrated middle england. phil mackie, bbc news, bridgnorth. so what has been the reaction around the uk to liz truss's downfall and the contest to find her

people will form their own views on partygate in the j their own views on partygate in the last 12 monthss. that has gone as far as i'm concerned.— as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, — as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he — as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he has— as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he has still— as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he has still broken - as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr benton, he has still broken the| as i'm concerned. i'm sorry, mr- benton, he has still broken the law. boris has a huge mandate among the people of this country. ultimately, it should be they who decide once again whether or not he is fit to be prime minister. he again whether or not he is fit to be prime minister.— prime minister. he was prime minister- _ prime minister. he was prime minister. he _ prime minister. he was prime minister. he was _ prime minister. he was prime minister. he was not - prime minister. he was prime i minister. he was not president. prime minister. he was prime - minister. he was not president. he did not have the mandate, your party did.

under investigation by the privileges committee for misleading the house of commons last year about partygate general election, the second is a vote of all the house of commons. that would mean mps whipped to vote. of course, there are echoes of a year ago when we had the same sort of thing with the parliamentary standards committee, and that really was the start of the beginning of the end of borisjohnson. that was an attempt to overrule standards, and i think mps felt bad about that. in the end, paterson got forced out and borisjohnson was embarrassed by that. do you really want to go to all of that pain and humiliation again and just make us look like a bunch of self—interested charlatans, really? bunch of self-interested charlatans, reall ? ., , ,., , really? there have been some very stron: really? there have been some very strong voices _ really? there have been some very strong voices quickly _ really? there have been some very strong voices quickly that - really? there have been some very strong voices quickly that have - really? there have been some very. strong voices quickly that h

a month later, we started hearing about partygate, i in less than a year he was gone. - it is an incrediblyi but it is vaguely possible that the conservative party can revive in another way. - how? well, i think that you start with basically persuading i people that you can havei another person in charge. the difficulty with that, i think the pressure - for a general election becomes massive. i i think that, you know, - you start getting the palace involved then saying, well, i can you credibly have a fourth leader in a one - government term? and all sorts of - problems like that. but i do think that where the conservative mps - are getting to is last i week at the conference they were saying it would be insane to change. - i think now you're getting more and more people saying maybe| we just need to get somebody in to steady the ship - and limit the damage. another tory mp that i was actually with the other day who was asked by one of his constituents, be honest with me, what is better for the country now? a labour government led by keir starmer or this conservative government led by liz t

tt9 background is the partygate saga, as it became to be known, and what borisjohnson it became to beborisjohnson told the mp5 it became to be known, and what borisjohnson told the mps in the house of commons about what he knew about what was happening in downing street and whether the rules were followed or not. the thrust of it is whether boris johnson followed or not. the thrust of it is whether borisjohnson knowingly misled the house of commons and misled the house of commons and misled mps about his statement that no rules were broken throughout that period when there were accusations that downing street broke the rules during lockdown. there is an investigation by the privileges committee, a cross—party group of mps which looks into whether mps have broken the rules with relation to certain privileges they have in the house of commons. deliberately misleading mps are seen as about the worst thing you can do as an mp or a minister in government. if boris johnson were to be found to have done that once the committee comes over all the evidence and writes its report and they sugges

really, really ta ken a incredibly strong but has obviously really, really taken a nosedive over partygateguardian mentions that in the opening paragraph, pointing out there is still a parliamentary inquiry into that scandal coming up, and we could be in the bizarre situation of boris johnson coming back as prime minister, where he comes back, and then he gets suspended from the house of commons and possibly he has to go before christmas, which would be probably, given everything else, the madness of our politics at the moment, probably what's going to happen! it moment, probably what's going to ha en! , . , , moment, probably what's going to hauen! ,. , , ., moment, probably what's going to ha en! ,., , , ., ., happen! it is a numbers game at the moment, happen! it is a numbers game at the moment. you _ happen! it is a numbers game at the moment, you have _ happen! it is a numbers game at the moment, you have to _ happen! it is a numbers game at the moment, you have to get _ happen! it is a numbers game at the moment, you have to get 100 - happen! it is a numbers game at the moment, you h

johnson administration and you know he was tossed out for a variety of misdoings including the famous partygatekinds of issues, and they are trailing very, very, very significantly. however, because sit a parliamentary democracy, there is no rule that says the conservatives who are in power now with a parliamentary majority have to call an election, and as one of the labor opposition people said if they did, it's like turkeys voting for christmas. so it is possible if they choose a fairly competent, more moderate leader that they could spend the next couple of years of their term trying to right the ship. obviously the labor party would love to have an election right now. >> yeah. you spoke with the mayor of london, sadiq kahn about this whole mess. what did he say? >> reporter: i put it to him because he was joining me from bay buenos aires. they have had to take up the burden on climate change because many governments haven't got the right legislation in police, so local mayors are doing it, and he was saying he was being inundated by all these fellow mayors there, asking what on earth is goi

culminating with the chaos of pa partygate, that his party members said we can't tolerate this anymoreing on that seemed to be chi chipping away at the democratic process, not to mention when he tried to suspend parliament. that didn't go down well. and then, you know, even now, even now we have a situation where this prime minister, you know, she managed to get something through parliament last night. but it turned out that it was about pushing back, you know, major regulations on climate and talking about fracking. so just everything seems to be in a bit of a mess right now. and we're not sure how the markets will react to all of this. clearly it is done to try to calm markets more than they were calmed by her appointment of a newed a moderate chancellor jeremy hunt, but even he has said that what we've just done in the u-turns is just the beginning and we'll have to take an ax to public spending. and that doesn't sit well with people right now who are going through severe hardship. people who trying to figure out how to pay their mortgages as this scheme that they cooked up about se

he is under parliamentary investigation due to the partygate scandal, he is accused of like and intentionally misleading parliament. if somehow he did become the next prime minister of this country, we could see him having to testify to a committee within a matter of days or weeks. and that parliamentary committee could potentially lead to him being expelled or kicked out of parliamentcompletely. suspended rather. so a rather extraordinary moment here in british politics. johnson has flown back, so we expect to hear more from him today. and if he does make a bid, he will be facing two others most likely, rishi sunak, his very close ally previously, previous chancellor, someone with a strong finance history, and someone who can kind of tell the party i told you so because he called out prmg liz truss' economic plan before it came to fruition. and then of course the third lesser nonone penny mordaunt, only one who made it official that she wants to run. but again each of these candidates has to get 100 mps to back them by monday 2:00 p.m. in order for them to qualify. and what happens after tha

, and in a matter of days he is partygate, and d in a matter of days he is going to take him right backision right back into that spiral... fific you have taken the decision to back rishi sunak, but why when your own party members rejected rishi sunak, he lost then so why can he be a financial stability in the way lord king has set out is critical. getting inflation down is the number one priority. secondly i think the members were that was the question then. i think on the fundamental issue facing the economy, i think rishi was right then and he's right now, effectivelyjeremy hunt has introduced the approach rishi had advocated but of course there is much more that needs to be done. financial stability in the way lord king has set out is critical. getting inflation down is the number one priority. secondly i think the members will look, if it goes to the members will look, if it goes to the members and let's see... members will look, if it goes to the members and let's see. . ._ members will look, if it goes to the members and let's see... should it? i think they — members and let's see

in a sense, you could argue, with borisjohnson, he had a few open goals, with the partygate allegationshe country is in and he will pick on the fact that there are a lot of cabinet ministers who are familiarfaces and say, lot of cabinet ministers who are familiar faces and say, they are the ones responsible for all of the problem is that the country, the economy are facing at the moment. but it is a big moment for rishi sunak. and it�*s sort of a peculiar moment, because we saw mr sunak on monday, we saw him on tuesday, giving preprepared statements, not taking any questions. he still hasn�*t done any interviews in the last few weeks. we�*ve not really heard from him in any real detail since the summer, when he lost the leadership election to liz truss. he is now prime minister and at pmqs today at noon in the commons, we are going to see the first time that his new plans face any real scrutiny. there will be a lot of scrutiny. because the economic picture is different to the one we had over the summer. we know that the cost of borrowing, for example, has gone up. that puts a bit more o

and of course much like boris johnson, rishi sunak was fined as a result of his actions during partygateuk but the people of scotland. �* , , ., ., people of the uk but the people of scotland. �*, , ., ., ., scotland. let's 'ust another look at our new scotland. let's 'ust another look at new prime — scotland. let'sjust another look at our new prime minister, _ scotland. let'sjust another look at our new prime minister, officially l our new prime minister, officially sworn in we understand tomorrow. the former chancellor rishi sunak have been the favourite to succeed boris johnson as prime minister after his resignation injuly but he failed to persuade tory members who ultimately put liz truss in downing street in september. mrsunak said he mr sunak said he was standing as pm to fixa mr sunak said he was standing as pm to fix a profound economic crisis as well as unite his party. he became chancellor in february 2020 and within weeks found himself having to steer the uk economy as the lockdowns began. in april the finances of mr sunak and his family came under intense scrutiny with the t

as well as the economic fallout and the mini budget and partygate, all these flashpoint moments in britishlose faith with the conservatives, it has been an underlying process in that the public do not trust the conservative party any more to deliver on the economy. they don't trust them to manage the economy, to manage the country's finances, and make sure they have money in their pockets to pay the bills coming through the doors. that is the crucial issue dominating public opinion now, they simply do not trust the conservatives deliver on it. some eo - le conservatives deliver on it. some peeple say _ conservatives deliver on it. some peeple say labour— conservatives deliver on it. some people say labourjust _ conservatives deliver on it. some people say labourjust had - conservatives deliver on it. some people say labourjust had to - conservatives deliver on it. some people say labourjust had to stand back and watch as thejohnson government and truss government fell apart. what is their ranking at the moment? do they need to do more in the next year or so before the next election? it the

long—standing spores of his say the privilege of the committee partygate did he mean us lead parliamentt and saying that they can't get him back and ask him to resign a second time. so these are things that mps will be weighing up are things that mps will be weighing up over the weekend. there are things that mps will be weighing up over the weekend.— are things that mps will be weighing up over the weekend. there are some mps who have — up over the weekend. there are some mps who have already _ up over the weekend. there are some mps who have already stated - up over the weekend. there are some mps who have already stated tonightl mps who have already stated tonight that if borisjohnson did come back, those who are opposed to him saying that they would force elections and obviously because the party for the problems on the lines we will discuss that further as the hour progresses. there are, not party members who want to vote, 160 of them will be involved in choosing them will be involved in choosing the next for mr we will know by next friday at by the latest. so what will conservativ

he has an elastic relationship with the truth, everything that's come before, patterson affair, partygatets injune, he was the one that behoved liz truss on the country and only six weeks ago, 70% of the country wanted him out — including a majority of tory voters. now, there's no evidence that those voters have changed their mind but what's also clear is that it's the same old boris. in his mind, he's done nothing wrong, he's unrepentant and he wouldn't do anything differently. and he won't do anything differently if he's re—elected. but i think the school of thought is there's no unity candidate and boris' supporters blame rishi sunak for the events that happened in the summer, and rishi sunak�*s supporters will never support boris johnson. so the truth is, there is a stand—off and there is a question about can someone come through the middle and win that? i think the blunt reality of this is there's no favourite candidate and whoever wins this election in a week's time, it will lead to disunity that already exists and i expect the only result of that is probably a general election ahea

to be known, and much like borisjohnson, rishi sunak was fined as a result of his actions during partygaten for the snp, thank you. rishi sunak, _ scotland. stephen flynn for the snp, thank you. rishi sunak, who i scotland. stephen flynn for the snp, thank you. rishi sunak, who will- scotland. stephen flynn for the snp, thank you. rishi sunak, who will be l thank you. rishi sunak, who will be the next prime minister will have an in tray full of huge challenges, the economic situation is significantly worse than it was when liz truss took office, higher mortgage rates, energy bills and inflation are combining to make it a tough winter for many people. the nhs and social care system is struggling and the war in ukraine which is driving those high energy bills continues to grind on. the challenges facing the new prime minister, as i mentioned, are daunting. let's talk now to andy verity. that's right, there are huge economic challenges, we have at the moment what we call stagflation, combination of the economy stagnating in the worst inflation in 40 stagnating in the worst inflation in a0 yea

liz truss is now poling as badly as borisjohnson was in the depths of partygate.d by the eas million worth of unfunded £a5 million worth of unfunded tax cuts? £45 million worth of unfunded tax cuts? .. £45 million worth of unfunded tax cuts? ., :, , :, ., , cuts? the government has had to use the extraordinary _ cuts? the government has had to use the extraordinary physical— cuts? the government has had to use the extraordinary physical power- cuts? the government has had to use the extraordinary physical power of i the extraordinary physical power of the extraordinary physical power of the central bank and there is a lot of pressure — the central bank and there is a lot of pressure on public finances and it does— of pressure on public finances and it does create that sense that the government can fix things. but it also creates irritation in the conservative party. some mps almost feel like _ conservative party. some mps almost feel like they deserve these tax cuts as— feel like they deserve these tax cuts as a — feel like they deserve these tax cuts as a treat b

he had borisjohnson, the partygate allegations, liz truss with her disastrous mini budget and a collapsingseem. what we will get with rishi sunak, it was interesting thatjonathan blake said he sees him as being evenly matched, i think what he meant was that they are quite similar in terms of their natural style of communication. keir starmer is very frenzied, his decency and basic values come through and i thought today rishi sunak was slightly overdoing the performative side of things and, if i were him, i would focus much more on genuinely having proper answers for the questions and cut back on the rhetoric. do labour, some people are saying labour need to raise their game a bit, to... say a little bit more about why they should be in government? yes we have had some specific commitments on windfall tax and so on, but there is a feeling that perhaps they are a bit coy on what they would do if they were elected at the next general election. funnily enough, i watched the pmqs on the bbc and the panel beforehand, clive lewis the labour mp was making that point, i agree with this, i think th

the end of the boris johnson era was all about partygate and the crisp pincher scandals around sexualountry's top public schools. that level of privilege — top public schools. that level of privilege is something most people will never— privilege is something most people will never know. its privilege is something most people will never know.— will never know. as he likes to remind us _ will never know. as he likes to remind us every _ will never know. as he likes to remind us every ten _ will never know. as he likes to remind us every ten minutes l will never know. as he likes to - remind us every ten minutes when he was the son of a pharmacist and came from relatively humble beginnings. he did go to winchester, one of the best public schools. you saw during the leadership contest during the summer there were criticisms made about his wealth in his dress sense and some of the ideas he was putting forward. that is the big challenge forward. that is the big challenge for him. what we can all look forward to hopefully is less politics in our lives. we have been living the psychodrama. i

had lost the faith of the british people over pa rtygate lost the faith of the british people over partygatethe tory party— where he and the front line. the tory party might want to think very carefully— tory party might want to think very carefully about whether they wanted to bring _ carefully about whether they wanted to bring him back. in carefully about whether they wanted to bring him back.— to bring him back. in terms of members _ to bring him back. in terms of members who _ to bring him back. in terms of members who elected - to bring him back. in terms of members who elected liz i to bring him back. in terms of. members who elected liz truss, to bring him back. in terms of- members who elected liz truss, what about them and the tax—cutting agenda they bat? about them and the tax-cutting agenda they bat?— agenda they bat? ultimately constitutionally, _ agenda they bat? ultimately constitutionally, tory - agenda they bat? ultimately constitutionally, tory mps i agenda they bat? ultimately. constitutionally, tory mps are responsible for choosing the next prime minister. under conservat

standards as to whether or not he misled the house of commons with regard to his statements about partygateut, somebody who appeals to the scent of the party who might otherwise be backing visually see nak and perhaps also be an the one liz truss supporters might be willing to switch to. and they will be wanting to remind tory mps that he did warn them that this was exactly what would happen and he's hoping that having made it clear in the last leadership contest that he might now be rewarded for what he said at least the second time around. {bitten least the second time around. given the chaos in — least the second time around. given the chaos in the _ least the second time around. given the chaos in the meltdown - least the second time around. given the chaos in the meltdown that we have seen in the last few months and weeks and days, how much damage do you think all of this has done to the conservative party? i think the advice has to be to whoever it does become the next leader is probably to enjoy the next 18 months to two years because that is probably the length of your tenure. and i