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Oct 2024
38m 39s

The Tory Hunger Games

THE TIMES
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Today, the competition between the leadership candidates - Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat - heats up as the four make their key speeches on the main stage at Conservative Party conference. Manveen Rana is in Birmingham to join the media scrum - and to witness the battle for the soul of the party. 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guests:

  • Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.
  • Daniel Finkelstein, columnist, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Times Radio, GB News, Sky News. 

Episode artwork: Times Photographer Richard Pohle. 

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com


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