william hague said he believed if— division. william hague said he believed if boris _ division. boris johnson - division. william hague said he believed if boris johnson were l division. william hague said he l believed if boris johnson were to division. william hague said he - believed if boris johnson were to be believed if borisjohnson were to be chosen, who would send to the party into a death spiral, —— he would. that's quite a statement to make. do you agree with him? would that be the end of the party?— the end of the party? william normally chooses _ the end of the party? william normally chooses his - the end of the party? william normally chooses his words l the end of the party? william i normally chooses his words very carefully. he is a measured, highly intelligent man. a former leader of the party you understand it's very well indeed. i share his view entirely. he would send us into a tailspin from which i doubt we would recoverfor a very long tailspin from which i doubt we would recover for a very long time, if ever. recover for a very long time, if ever, , ., .,

william hague, former _ unity, not the vision. william hague, former party - unity, not the vision. unity, not the vision. william - hague, former party leader, said that if borisjohnson were to be chosen, he would send the party into a death spiral. that is quite a statement to make. do you agree with him, would that be the end of the party? him, would that be the end of the .a ? ~ ., him, would that be the end of the .a ? . ., ., ., , him, would that be the end of the party? william normally chooses his words very carefully. _ party? william normally chooses his words very carefully. he _ party? william normally chooses his words very carefully. he is - party? william normally chooses his words very carefully. he is a - words very carefully. he is a measured and highly intelligent man, a former leader of the party, who understands the party very well indeed. i share william's view entirely. he would set the scene to a tailspin from which i doubt we would recoverfor a very a tailspin from which i doubt we would recover for a very long time if ever. ., ., , , , if ever. you are supp

and william hague, lord haig, not a big william hague, lord haig, nota big fan either.e times front page. johnson will prove fatal, says the times headline. another one he won't enjoy reading when he gets back from the caribbean. l won't enjoy reading when he gets back from the caribbean.- back from the caribbean. i think william hague _ back from the caribbean. i think william hague is _ back from the caribbean. i think william hague is being - back from the caribbean. i thinkl william hague is being optimistic because — william hague is being optimistic because the conservative party has been _ because the conservative party has been in _ because the conservative party has been in a _ because the conservative party has been in a death spiral for some time, _ been in a death spiral for some time, the — been in a death spiral for some time, the fact he thinks they might enter— time, the fact he thinks they might enter one — time, the fact he thinks they might enter one is astonishing. they will lose the _ enter one is astonishing. they will lose the next election, wheth

william hague, former leader of the _ parliament. the party _ parliament. william hague, former leader of the party has _ parliament. william hague, former leader of the party has said - parliament. william hague, former leader of the party has said that. parliament. william hague, former leader of the party has said that hej leader of the party has said that he believes boris johnson leader of the party has said that he believes borisjohnson returns that will send the party into a death spiral. do you agree?— will send the party into a death spiral. do you agree? yes, well, you have all sorts _ spiral. do you agree? yes, well, you have all sorts of _ spiral. do you agree? yes, well, you have all sorts of people _ spiral. do you agree? yes, well, you have all sorts of people now - have all sorts of people now campaigning for one candidate or another making their own views about who shouldn't run, we are in campaign mode. so i tend to ignore this. my view is, as i said earlier, that it's not quite the right time for boris. he's a rema

the observer talking of top tories, that the return ofjohnson would risk the party's def, and william hagueonths and years ahead of absolute decline, if not wipe—out, so i think, this is really serious. senior tories are engaged in this frantic campaign to stop the boris comeback, because they are very, very alarmed by it. and the decline in public service, schools, health, defence, that is the side story in the observer splash, and the people talks about schools crippled by costs of living crisis. whichever person gets the crown, whichever party wins the general election, we are in for some very, very tough times. this general election, we are in for some very, very tough times.— very, very tough times. this is the real world — very, very tough times. this is the real world for _ very, very tough times. this is the real world for the _ very, very tough times. this is the real world for the government. - real world for the government. actuatty — real world for the government. actually no government, whoever is leading _ actually no government, whoever is leading it. _ actually no government

it was the former seat as we just heard of a former british prime minister, william hague, who was also a minister in several other governments after he stepped down from being the leader in the mid nineties. and of course, we think it's going to be a little while before richie soon actually arrived. so course will take you straight back to conservative party headquarters as and when he arrives. malaria, i spoke with conservative political commentator alex dean. i asked him how soon i will win over the public. i think the bigger picture here is that you can go on consuming your leaders with an increasingly rapid kind of half life eroding on their time in office. but in the end, it will just hand victory to the labor party because in this country, one of the things that the electra hates, the most is a divided party. and my gosh, the divisions in the conservative party a claim for all to see right now. so how does rashid soon act? once he assumes the portfolio of 1st minister and the prime minister as in another way, or how does he actually sold this? because he does have of a deeply div

the return of mrjohnson could, the former conservative leader william hague suggested, send the partyo a death spiral. there does seem to be a real mix between those who are really enthusiastic about the idea of a return for boris johnson and those who are frankly appalled at the prospect. but some are saying there is a practical challenge to any bid by him to become prime minister again, and that is that in the next few months he's going to face an investigation by parliament's privileges committee into whether he misled the house of commons in what he said about parties at downing street. i think the country needs a prime minister that is focused 100% on them, and ijust don't see as a practical matter that that can be boris, if he's then dealing with all of those issues. and i say that as someone who would love to see boris returned to front line politics, i think he can, but i don't think he can until he's addressed those issues. penny mordaunt is the only candidate to so far have actually confirmed she's running. her public backers are still far short of 100 at this stage. well, i

it was actually william hague, who introduced the rules. margaret thatcher was replaced not with the membership by m p. 's alone. so we go through this process again. i believe it should remain in house with the members upon it with the parliamentary party f sell your reaction. i think we have is mostly the confidence that not to market. and i think could be what you have. the chancellor was giving a different direction and you have a crime, mr. was fun going around the direction. so the be the whole tension between the 2 forces that we have in government and that is a problem. so you have a history where you ended up before chancellor in 4 months. how do market constant is that? and then when you look at what's happening, i think the loss of the country to day for, you know, just tell you the chancellor will do, i think ultimately the need to do the best that it's actually that are gonna election. but for the people of britain, decide, press government, the government to buy you it smiling or snacking there. that's certainly not your opinion. well, as i say, it's always the call of

it's not clear how it will go down with the markets, but if you sense, former leader william hague saidst idea he has heard of in his 46 years. he said, if borisjohnson were to come back, it would lead to a death spiral for the proxy. —— for the party. damian, many thanks. so, as we follow the process of electing a new conservative leader and prime minister — what is the timetable for the week ahead? nominations opened yesterday and it's the 357 conservative mps in parliament who nominate their choice of leader. the bar has been set high deliberately to make the process speedy — a candidate will need 100 nominations from fellow mps. they have until 2pm on monday to do so, and we'll know the results shortly afterwards. if there are two with 100 nominations, mps will have an "indicative vote" to decide which one they prefer. but, if there are three with 100 nominations — and bear with me here — mps will vote to whittle them down to two. that result will come at 6pm on monday, and mps will then hold their "indicative" vote on the two candidates left. the result of that is given at 9pm and

the former tory leader william hague says it would be "fatal" for borisjohnson to return to downing streetorst idea in 46 years." that makes the front page of the times. his return concerns the mirror as well, which says "not again" to borisjohnson, citing dismay among bereaved families of the coronavirus pandemic. and it's alarming some investors too. according to the financial times, the head of currency strategy at rabobank says it "would not be welcomed by the markets." and just when you thought the lettuce puns in the daily star would be coming to an end, the paper, in its usual style, is now depicting borisjohnson as an aubergine with the question "bozo back at number10?" with the question "bozo back at number 10?" eleanor langford is political reporter at website politics home, and shejoins me now. what is your sense from mps about where this is going, and whether borisjohnson will where this is going, and whether boris johnson will stand?- where this is going, and whether boris johnson will stand? there is a definite feeling _ boris johnson will stand? there is a definite feeling t

kenneth clarke in 1997, i thought he would have been best at the time but william hague got it and thenelse got it, but then you see i had a career before i was an mp and i'm not desperately ambitious to be on the front bench. and some of the points people are making is that people are ambition and and i have no direct desire to return. i want is best for the country and this party and the membership does need to have a say. and i'm hoping that i'm not involved in the team of penny mordaunt. i changed the nomination when boris chopped out, i changed it to penny, but i'm not involved in her team. you say she has 27 but it does turn out that we know absolutely and it's been confirmed by the 1922 that boris johnson had hundred and two and because of the high editorial standards of bbc news journalists, we always take the conservative, small c style, you do small measurements and that is no criticism. measurements and that is no criticism-— measurements and that is no criticism. ~ , ., .,~ criticism. absolutely none taken. it is a disnarity _ criticism. absolutely none taken. it is a dispar

the former leader, william hague has said it would be the worst idea he has ever heard in 46 years assjohnson will do next. his critics would say, thatis will do next. his critics would say, that is exactly how he likes it. vicki young, many thanks. so, as we follow the process of electing a new conservative leader and prime minister, what is the timetable for the week ahead? nominations opened yesterday — and its the 357 conservative mps in parliament who nominate their choice of leader. the bar has been set high to make the process speedy — a candidate will need 100 nominations from fellow mps. they have until 2pm on monday to get their nominations in, and we'll know the results shortly afterwards. if there are two with 100 nominations, mps will decide which one they prefer with what's called an �*indicative' vote. if there are three with 100 nominations, mps will vote to whittle them down to two. that result will come at 6pm on monday, and mps will then hold their �*indicative' vote on the two candidates left. the result of that is given at 9pm, and then the party membership of abo

the return of mrjohnson . agree, the return of mrjohnson could, the former conservative leader william haguegested, said the party into a death spiral. there seems to be a real mix of those who are enthusiastic about the idea for a return borisjohnson and those who are appalled at the prospect. but some are saying there is a practical challenge for him to become prime minister again. that is, in the next few months he will face an investigation by parliament privileges committee in whether he misled the parliament and whether they had parties at downing street. i don't see there will be a practical matter if he is dealing with those issues. i say that as someone who would love to see him return to front line politics, i think he can. but i don't think he can until he has addressed those issues. , a, ., , ., , issues. penny mordaunt is the only candidate to _ issues. penny mordaunt is the only candidate to publicly _ issues. penny mordaunt is the only candidate to publicly confirm - issues. penny mordaunt is the only candidate to publicly confirm she i issues. penny mordaunt is the onlyi cand

his immediate predecessor william hague had an unhappy and unsettled period as leader of the conservativemy mum studied hard and got the qualifications to become a pharmacist. she met my dad, an nhs gp, and they settled in southampton. sunak's parents wanted the best for him. they sent him to winchester, a private school, the oldest in england. he was filmed with his mum and dad for a bbc documentary. at winchester, i was one of very few asians. i mean, the first generation into that level of society. it does put me in an elite of achievement, definitely, in society. but i always consider myself, sort of, professional middle class. rishi sunak became head boy at winchester. he went to oxford, then stanford university in america, where he met his future wife, the daughter of an indian billionaire. together, they are estimated to be worth more than £700 million. after working at goldman sachs and then two hedge funds, he stood for parliament in richmond, in north yorkshire. he was 34. less than five years later, he was chancellor, thrust into the public limelight in the pandemic. we are set

the former conservative leader william hague suggested it could send the party into a death spiral, song on behind the scenes. what he decides will be pretty pivotal to this. one other thing that has happened this morning, the credit ratings agency moody's which rates the credit worthiness of countries has downgraded the uk from stable to negative which i think will focus minds again over the weekend and will be a sharp reminder to all of those in the running of how difficult thejob will those in the running of how difficult the job will be if they get it. difficult the 'ob will be if they aet it. . ~' ,, ben boulous was in the conservative stronghold of romford this time last week, gauging reaction after liz truss had sacked her chancellor, kwasi kwarteng. a week is a long time in politics — particularly this week — so he went back to the essex town to see how they're feeling now. if you have an appetite for political drama, what a week it has been. we will reverse almost all of the tax measures announced in the growth plan three weeks ago. the prime minister is not under a desk— the

position where conservative mps say, we need to go back to the rules we used to have before, i think william haguef the uk. that will be hard for rishi sunak to resist, want it?- the uk. that will be hard for rishi sunak to resist, want it? yes, that was one of— sunak to resist, want it? yes, that was one of the _ sunak to resist, want it? yes, that was one of the strongest _ sunak to resist, want it? yes, that| was one of the strongest argument sunak to resist, want it? yes, that i was one of the strongest argument is for borisjohnson, and one of the most consistent arguments made by his supporters, which was, look, how better to combat that argument than to say, well, this is the man you elected in 2019, thinking he would be prime ministerfor elected in 2019, thinking he would be prime minister for five years, elected in 2019, thinking he would be prime ministerforfive years, he was removed by mps, now he is back. that is how hour system works. in truth, how our system works as we have a parliamentary democracy and mps choose at any one time who the prime minister is. but in practice it is extra

his opponent was william hague.d about recently. kier starmer was good against boris johnson because he is a successful prosecutor and he found it easy to prosecute the government over the manifold covid failure is whether or not rishi sunak provides him with such easy material through which to cross examine him we will see but the challenge rishi sunakfaces cross examine him we will see but the challenge rishi sunak faces are masses, as he admits. == the challenge rishi sunak faces are masses, as he admits. -- massive. what do you _ masses, as he admits. -- massive. what do you make _ masses, as he admits. -- massive. what do you make of _ masses, as he admits. -- massive. what do you make of the _ masses, as he admits. -- massive. what do you make of the departurej what do you make of the departure speech of liz truss, and then we had rishi sunak coming in talking about he had come to fix her mistakes effectively? it he had come to fix her mistakes effectively?— effectively? it was a pretty bad seech effectively?

he took over from william hague in this ct still occupies and you will remember that it was part of thep billions of pounds spent on propping up the british economy at a time of crisis in world. well, now, mr sunak is about to take over at number ten at a time of crisis and the economy and he is facing probably a similar sort of sort of level of challenge when it comes to getting inflation under control, its in government spending under control and trying to fill the fiscal black hole and trying to help millions of people across the country who are struggling with the cost of people across the country who are struggling with the cost—of—living crisis. his in tray is daunting and he faces big, big challenges as prime minister.— he faces big, big challenges as prime minister. thank you, nick. let's io prime minister. thank you, nick. let's go to _ prime minister. thank you, nick. let's go to northamptonshire i prime minister. thank you, nick. | let's go to northamptonshire and prime minister. thank you, nick. i let's go to northamptonshire and a news correspondentjoe black and corby. joe.