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No, good. Well, you did it for me because I was going to do it.
No, good. Well, you did it for me because I was going to do it.
Yeah, for sure. And thank you, Peter Sinnott as well. You're very welcome. Please look out for the Prison Reform Trust and the work you're doing.
Yeah, for sure. And thank you, Peter Sinnott as well. You're very welcome. Please look out for the Prison Reform Trust and the work you're doing.
Great.
Great.
OK, so it's that time again, Tory leadership. Since we spoke to you last, we've had two eliminations. The best known but least popular candidate, Priti Patel, was eliminated last Wednesday. And the least known and least likely candidate, Mel Stride, was knocked out on Tuesday afternoon.
OK, so it's that time again, Tory leadership. Since we spoke to you last, we've had two eliminations. The best known but least popular candidate, Priti Patel, was eliminated last Wednesday. And the least known and least likely candidate, Mel Stride, was knocked out on Tuesday afternoon.
And the briefing against each other has begun. So Stephen Swinford of The Times writes that supporters of Badenoch claimed at the weekend that she was the victim of a dirty tricks campaign designed to push her out of the leadership contest.
And the briefing against each other has begun. So Stephen Swinford of The Times writes that supporters of Badenoch claimed at the weekend that she was the victim of a dirty tricks campaign designed to push her out of the leadership contest.
They suggested that some right-wing MPs who want to see Jenrick elected had lent their votes to Cleverley in the first round of voting in a bid to undermine Badenoch. This was emphatically rejected by the Jenrick camp, who said that the claims were, and we quote, pathetic and desperate.
They suggested that some right-wing MPs who want to see Jenrick elected had lent their votes to Cleverley in the first round of voting in a bid to undermine Badenoch. This was emphatically rejected by the Jenrick camp, who said that the claims were, and we quote, pathetic and desperate.
What is it about it that makes you zone out so strongly and quickly? I think it's just the sort of...
What is it about it that makes you zone out so strongly and quickly? I think it's just the sort of...
Have you not found that he's looking a little American at the moment?
Have you not found that he's looking a little American at the moment?
Well, he seems to be releasing all these photos with these signs of people holding up signs behind him, like Jenrick for leader or whatever. Right, okay, yeah. It's all quite, well, it sounds American.
Well, he seems to be releasing all these photos with these signs of people holding up signs behind him, like Jenrick for leader or whatever. Right, okay, yeah. It's all quite, well, it sounds American.
Also, it's hard to shake the, well, this is pointless feeling because we know what the Conservatives are like. If you become leader, I give you 18 months before someone stabs you straight in the back and then they spin you around and straight in the heart. That's how it works. I mean, look, on the bright side, you will get a bit of a Tory break now because...
Also, it's hard to shake the, well, this is pointless feeling because we know what the Conservatives are like. If you become leader, I give you 18 months before someone stabs you straight in the back and then they spin you around and straight in the heart. That's how it works. I mean, look, on the bright side, you will get a bit of a Tory break now because...