Tory Leadership Debate Channel 4
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Tory leadership debate channel 4. Boris johnson backer james cleverly who had a short lived run in the party s leadership race. Johnson criticised for tv debate absence as rival hits out at competition of machismo frontrunner stays away as rivals face questions live on channel 4. Rolling coverage of the first televised hustings for tory leadership candidates. Tory leadership candidate and brexiteer dominic raab was last night sidelined in a primetime channel 4 debate furious tory mps have claimed.
Host krishnan guru murthy and members of the studio audience asked. Tory leadership candidates take part in first tv hustings without boris johnson as it happened. Tory leadership hopefuls appeared on channel 4 in a live tv debate about for the most part brexit. Team boris is widely thought to be worried that team raab might beat them in the first round and dangerously damage the former foreign secretary s standing as the frontrunner.
Channel 4 will hold the first live leadership debate between the candidates vying to become the country s next prime minster. Conservative mps have led an angry backlash against channel 4 over its tory leadership debate. Boris johnson who won 114 votes from. By sam stevenson published.
Sajid javid joined tory peers including jeremy hunt michael gove dominic raab and rory stewart to talk about whether a new deal could be negotiated with the eu as well as the prospect of a no deal brexit. 00 16 mon jun 17 2019.