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Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are businessman James Reed, Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, former Conservative MP and minister Dame Andrea Leadsom and journalist Luke McGee.
This year's Conservative Party conference will be a beauty pageant for would-be leaders, with each one setting out their stall as to why they're the right person to head up the party. So this week Westminster Insider host Sascha O'Sullivan dives into what it's really like to be a contender in a Tory leadership campaign — and how candidates can appeal to both MPs and party members alike. Andrea Leadsom, who made it through to the final two leadership candidates in 2016 before dramatically dropping out at the 11th hour, recalls the intense pressure on her at the time — and tells Sascha why she really decided to pull out of the race and concede to Theresa May. Sascha also speaks to the Tories' former deputy leader, Peter Lilley, about his own failed run for the leadership back in 1997, and to former party leader Michael Howard about why Tory members were given more of a say at that time over who should be in charge. Tory peer Daniel Finkelstein, a former adviser to William Hague, explains how this new role for the membership led to the election of unpopular leaders like Iain Duncan Smith and Liz Truss. And former campaign chiefs Tim Loughton, who ran Leadsom's campaign, and James Starkie, who ran Priti Patel's recent leadership bid, give a behind-the-scenes view of how candidates battle to win Tory MPs over to their side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Iain Dale interviews former Tory cabinet minister Dame Andrea Leadsom in an episode recorded shortly after the election. They discuss what the Tories need to do to change their fate, Andrea's commitment to early years and whether parents need to take responsibility for their kids' teeth, what's wrong with the civil service and whether she'd work with the new Labour government - plus much more besides!
Matt sits down with the MPs leaving Parliament to find out their highs and lows, their best and worst bosses, and the lessons they've learned from politics.Serving Conservative minister and former leadership contender Dame Andrea Leadsom reflects on her time in Westminster, her difficult relationship with former Commons Speaker John Bercow, and explains why she would work for a potential Labour government.Plus: Columnists Sir Trevor Phillips and Rachel Sylvester discuss cross-party working, populist politicians, and whether Boris Johnson might make a comeback.Columnists (01:31)The Exit Interviews (24:35) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wave of Conservative MP Resignations To be fair, we knew this would be an issue for the Conservatives even before the election was announced. Prior to the election announcement, 66 Conservative MPs had already declared that they would stand down at the next election. Considering that the Conservatives held 344 seats before the election, this means roughly 20% of Conservative MPs are resigning at this election. Since the election was called, we have seen even more MPs announce their resignations. As of 9:00 AM on May 29th, the number has risen to 77. This group of 77 includes some very high-profile figures such as Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee; Chris Grayling, former Transport Secretary; George Eustice, former Environment Secretary; Michael Gove, Levelling Up Secretary and former Education Secretary; Matt Hancock, former Health Secretary; Sajid Javid, former Chancellor; and even Theresa May, former Prime Minister. In fact, of the 77 stepping down, 22 are either current or former Secretaries of State. Comparison of Resignation Numbers in Elections Indeed, the number of MPs resigning in this election is high. In 2019, only 32 Conservative MPs resigned, and in 2017, this number was just 12. However, this is not the highest number of resignations seen by an incumbent party during an election. Even back in 2010, 100 Labour MPs stepped down, although it's worth noting that MPs were embroiled in the expenses scandal at that time. The Conservatives' Challenge in Selecting Candidates With the election day approaching, the Conservatives now need to find candidates to replace these outgoing MPs. This is no small task. According to The Spectator, Labour is far ahead of the Conservatives in finalising their candidates. The deadline for this is Friday, June 7th, and as of Monday, the Conservatives still had 160 vacancies to fill. While this sounds like a daunting task, there are some signs that they might be able to meet this target. The Spectator points out that many of the remaining constituencies are unwinnable, with many of them located in Labour strongholds in inner London. As a result, few candidates typically apply for these seats. These seats should be relatively easy for the party to find candidates for and should not take them too long. However, the more challenging task lies in a handful of more attractive seats, those that appear more winnable, which have become available following the recent resignations of Tory MPs. Examples of such seats include Jo Churchill's Bury St Edmunds seat, Andrea Leadsom's South Northamptonshire seat, and Michael Gove's Surrey Heath seat. These constituencies have majorities of 24,999 votes, 27,761 votes, and 18,349 votes, respectively. The Conservatives will want to select their candidates much more carefully here as whoever they select stands a much greater chance of winning. Conclusion All in all, this is going to be a tricky task for the Conservatives, and whether they succeed is anyone's guess at this point. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yangfx/support
After the Tories' drubbing in the local elections and the many, many rumors about efforts to unseat Rishi Sunak, Aggie Chambre talks us through how to prepare a secret Conservative leadership campaign.Former No. 10 head of political comms Adam Jones takes us inside Liz Truss's "fizz with Liz" soirees, explains why she took *that* picture in the tank, and says his former boss got "punch drunk" on love from Tory members. Former adviser Lucia Hodgson, who ran Andrea Leadsom's 2019 leadership bid, explains the years of work they put into that campaign, and reveals why you need to know everything you can about your opponents. Aggie speaks to former Tory contender Michael Heseltine about what he did and did not do before his infamous run in 1990 — about his regrets, supporters and missteps. And former Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries claims it's nigh on impossible to get any work done in government when everyone is so obsessed with who the next leader of the Conservative Party will be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sit back, pour yourself a drink and join GB News' Political Editor Christopher Hope at his regular table in a Westminster pub where he will discuss the latest insider political intrigue and gossip with everyone from popstars to politicians in a seismic general election year. New episodes released every Friday.This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Health minister Andrea Leadsom and shadow Cabinet Office minister Jenny Chapman. Leadsom reveals Conservative MPs are quitting politics due to social media trolling and death threats and says she has been spat at outside the Houses of Parliament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Vera Zakharov, the local action coordinator for Sustain on why families with no recourse to public funds deserve access to Healthy Start, a vital nutritional safety net for their youngest children.As a letter from 148 signatories lands this week on the desk of the new Minister for Primary Care and Public Health, Andrea Leadsom outlining an immediate call for a consultation on extending Healthy Start to all low income families with no recourse to public funds, Vera explains why it's essential for the health of the nation.Click here to read the letter and here for the surveyClick here for the Food Foundation manifesto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, Guardian columnist Zoe Williams, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain and political commentator Benedict Spence.
Follow Jimmy: Twitter Substack Instagram Youtube Jimmy's Jobs Website Recorded live from the Tony Blair Future of Britain Conference we are joined by esteemed political journalist Rachel Sylvester. Rachel is renowned for her seismic interview with Andrea Leadsom which led to her pulling out of the Tory leadership race and Theresa May becoming Prime Minister a matter of days later... Rachel also co-hosts the groundbreaking podcast What I Wished I'd Known for the Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a first for our podcasts, we delve into the world of government and parliament. RCPCH President Camilla Kingdon speaks with Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire about her experiences of advocating for infant and child health. Dame Andrea wants every baby to have the best start in life - a message shared by the College. She chaired the Government's Early Years Healthy Development Review and its March 2021 report, The best start for life, a vision for the 1001 critical days, outlines areas for action to improve the health outcomes of all babies in England, including new Family Hubs. She now chairs the Start for Life Unit, a team of civil servants tasked with implementing the review's recommendations. Dame Andrea talks with Camilla about her experiences of championing infant and child health in Parliament, and why she's so passionate and focused on this early period of life. Camilla asks how paediatricians can use their voice to support policy change, particularly where there are competing priorities, and how to consider poverty's impact on child health outcomes. Ensuring decision-makers introduce the best public policy for children and young people is an important part of our work at RCPCH. We engage regularly with Ministers, senior civil servants, MPs, Lords and advisers on a wide range of matters. On some occasions, like this one, that will mean engaging with individuals from specific political parties. However, we never endorse political parties or movements, and work with representatives of all parties equally and that remains the case with this podcast. We are grateful to Dame Andrea for sharing her views as someone with a central role in government policymaking on early years. Do keep an eye out on our podcasts for future conversations with policymakers from across the political spectrum. Links from the podcast Family Hubs and Start for Life programme (GOV.UK) The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days (GOV.UK) Rt Hon. Dame Andrea Leadsom website RCPCH work in public affairs RCPCH toolkit on child health inequalities RCPCH position statement on breastfeeding
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Dame Andrea Leadsom, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement Mike Katz and Dr Alan Mendoza from the Henry Jackson Society.
POLITICO's Ailbhe Rea takes us inside the art of the political interview.In a rare conversation on the other side of the microphone, Today programme presenter and ex-BBC political editor Nick Robinson opens up about what's going through his mind in the middle of a high-profile grilling, politicians lying, persuading them to come on the Today programme, and what happened behind the scenes when he notoriously told Boris Johnson to “stop talking.”Rob Burley, who has plotted political interviews with the greats including Andrew Neil, Andrew Marr, Jeremy Paxman, Emily Maitlis and now Beth Rigby at Sky News, takes us through how they game-plan a big interview, the great interviews of political history — and what Paxo was thinking when he asked Michael Howard the same question 12 times.Former Westminster Hour doyenne Carolyn Quinn reveals the complex human relationships between interviewers and politicians, while former Tory comms staffer Laura-Emily Dunn reveals what's happening on the politician side. Andrea Leadsom and Rachel Sylvester each — separately — recall Leadsom's car crash “motherhood” interview during the 2016 Tory leadership campaign, which, of course, prompted her to drop out of the race and left Theresa May as Prime Minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joining Iain Dale on LBC this evening are Labour MP Richard Burgon, Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, Assistant Editor at the Financial Times Stephen Bush and Times columnist Juliet Samuel.
Andrea Leadsom, a former Cabinet minister and government adviser on early years, and Next Gen Tories co-founder Matthew McPherson join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Caitlin Doherty to discuss how reforming expensive childcare is shaping up to be a major political bargaining chip and could be the key to the Tories winning back younger voters at the next election. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver.
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael, Host of POLITICO's Westminster Insider podcast Ailbhe Rea and former Labour adviser and author Tom Hamilton.
In the end, all of Boris Johnson's bluster couldn't hide the facts: He didn't have the votes to win the Conservative Party leadership contest and stage a political comeback just weeks after being forced out as prime minister. The former Tory leader raced back from his Caribbean holiday to test the waters and try to garner the support of enough MPs to proceed to the next round. But as British media counted the number of declared supporters for Johnson, it cast doubt on whether he could cross the 100-vote threshold. “Essentially, the Boris Johnson bandwagon blew up,” said Tim Bale, a professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London. “He really doesn't seem to have attracted anything like as much support as he hoped he would.” Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive at No 9 Downing Street in 2021. Photo / AP, File The 58-year-old Johnson is one of the most recognised — and divisive — figures in British politics. The self-deprecating court jester of a figure led the Conservative party to a thumping election victory in 2019 with his bombastic speeches and populist policies. But critics were repulsed by what they saw as a penchant for bending the rules and embroiling the party in a series of scandals that torpedoed its standing with voters. Johnson's three tumultuous years in Downing St featured allegations that he gave lucrative government contracts to wealthy supporters, allowed a senior Cabinet minister to bully subordinates and improperly used political donations to redecorate his official residence. He was finally brought down by suggestions that he mishandled sexual misconduct charges against a party official, which forced him to step aside after more than 50 Cabinet secretaries and lower-level officials resigned from his government. But Johnson's downslide was encapsulated in the long-running controversy over Downing St parties in 2020 and 2021 that violated Covid-19 lockdown rules. With an investigation into whether Johnson intentionally misled Parliament about those parties to get underway in coming weeks, the scandal hung over Johnson's bid to return to power like a guillotine. If the inquiry by a committee of MPs finds Johnson in contempt of Parliament, he could be suspended from Parliament and face a recall election. That's not something Conservative MPs want as they try to unite the party, and the nation, behind the spending cuts and tax increases likely needed to restore the nation's financial credibility after outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss' failed experiment with trickle-down economics. “This all started because Boris Johnson was unable to run the government in the right way to keep it together … and to uphold the high standards of conduct that are necessary in the highest offices in the land,” former party leader William Hague told Times Radio on Friday. “So the idea that him returning is the solution — that ... could become a death spiral of the Conservative Party.” Johnson's supporters tried to shrug off such criticism. Instead, they focused on the idea that their man made the right decisions when it mattered — leading Britain out of the European Union, rapidly rolling out vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic, and being among the first to send arms to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. Just hours before Johnson bowed out, one of his most vocal supporters went on BBC television's influential Sunday morning political interview show and claimed he already had the support of more than 100 members of Parliament. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson. Photo / Getty Images “I have been speaking to Boris Johnson and, clearly, he is going to stand,” said Jacob Rees-Mogg, who was a member of Johnson's Cabinet. “There is a great deal of support for him.” But media vote counts never supported the bluster. As the leading candidate, Rishi Sunak raced past with 150 backers, Johnson's support stalled at 76, according to the Guido Fawkes website, which focuses on UK politics. The BBC counted just 57 Johnson supporters. Matthew Parris, a columnist for the Times of London, saw the Boris boosterism as a strategy to scare off opposition. “Momentum is being manufactured through creating an impression that Johnson is already on his way to victory,” Parris wrote. “Mysterious reports on social media suggest he's surging ahead among those MPs who are declaring — but the identities of some of these are undisclosed. They will [we're assured] reveal themselves ‘later.'” Johnson tried another gambit Sunday, trying to persuade Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, the third candidate, to drop out and support him as the only candidate with the broad appeal to unite the party at this difficult time. Sunak and Mordaunt called his bluff. “I think he thought the shock and awe campaign might persuade Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt perhaps to surrender to him, to the supposedly inevitable,” Bale said. “But they were much cleverer and realised that it wasn't inevitable at all.'' Conservative Party leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt, left, and Andrea Leadsom arrive at the BBC studios, in London on Sunday. Mordaunt dropped out of the race. Photo / AP Johnson blustered on until Sunday night, when it became clear he couldn't count on the party's right-wing for support. He threw in his cards after Suella Braverman and Steve Baker, who had backed him as leaders of the pro-Brexit European Research Group, gave their support to Sunak. Alex Crowley, a one-time Johnson aide, said his former boss probably did have enough support to get on the ballot. But that wasn't enough to overcome questions about whether he was the right person to unite the party months after dozens of MPs refused to serve in his government. “There were lots of influential voices within the party who were saying, ‘actually you know, this isn't the right time, this isn't the right call',” Crowley told the BBC. “And, you know, Boris' natural instinct is, if he can't win then he doesn't want to compete.” But don't expect Johnson to fade from the political scene. When Johnson left office in early September, he suggested he was planning to return to Downing St. First, he left the House of Commons with the words “hasta la vista, baby”, conjuring images of Arnold Schwarzenegger who famously promised to return as The Terminator. Then he left Downing Street with an allusion to Cincinnatus, the Roman dictator who laid down his arms and went back to his farm before coming out of retirement to rule Rome again. On Sunday night, Johnson hinted his return had been delayed, not cancelled. Boris Johnson speaks during the Nato summit in Madrid. Photo / Getty Images, File With the next general election expected in late 2024, there's likely to be another leadership contest in the coming months unless Sunak can quickly unite the Conservatives. “I believe I am well placed to deliver a Conservative victory in 2024,” Johnson said late Sunday. “But in the course of the last days I have sadly come to the conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to do,” he said. “You can't govern effectively unless you have a united party in Parliament.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Iain Dale talks to former Conservative cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom about her new memoir SNAKES & LADDERS: NAVIGATING THE UPS AND DOWNS OF POLITICS
Matt Chorley hears from Phil Webster, former political editor for The Times, and Elinor Goodman, the former political editor at Channel 4 news on Chorley's Campaign Headquarters for the latest from the Conservative leadership race.He also speaks to Andrea Leadsom former leader of the house about her book Snakes and Ladders.PLUS: Danny Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch discuss the Tory Leadership Contest and the Voting System. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
France blames ticket fraud for Champions League final chaos while airlines face further travel mayhem. Also, breaking news as Andrea Leadsom says she condemns Boris Johnson's ‘unacceptable failings of leadership.'
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, Labour MP Darren Jones, Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail John Stevens and Joe Harris, Lib Dem councillor and Vice Chair of the Local Government Association.
Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce: The Global Businesswomen’s Pod
Celebrating International Women's Day! This week on the Global Businesswomen's Pod we have our dynamic GHWCC International Panel featuring our UK partners in the spotlight: An engaging and inspiring conversation lead by Jurga Zilinskiene, MBE Guildhawk, Andrea Leadsom, Member of Parliament, South Northamptonshire, Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament, North Warwickshire and Bedworth, and Melody Meyer, President, Melody Meyer Energy, LLC
Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce: The Global Businesswomen’s Pod
Celebrating International Women's Day! This week on the Global Businesswomen's Pod we have our dynamic GHWCC International Panel featuring our UK partners in the spotlight: An engaging and inspiring conversation lead by Jurga Zilinskiene, MBE Guildhawk, Andrea Leadsom, Member of Parliament, South Northamptonshire, Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament, North Warwickshire and Bedworth, and Melody Meyer, President, Melody Meyer Energy, LLC
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Labour MP Fleur Anderson, journalist James Ball, Telegraph Defence Editor Con Coughlin & Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom.
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dame Andrea Leadsom, commentator Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine and Die Welt's Stefanie Bolzen.
In this episode, Andrea Leadsom chats to Joanne Thomas, a health visitor and midwife about her experience of working during the pandemic and the role of physical and digital services and support for families.
In our third interview, a former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and environment secretary gives us her take on the UK Government's landmark Net Zero Strategy. Andrea Leadsom MP tells us what makes her a green Tory, calls for more ambition from government on the boiler phase-out, and argues that the environment presents a political opportunity for the Conservatives at the next general election. Presented by Colin Malaney, Head of UK Programmes. If you'd like to learn more about the Conservative Environment Network, visit cen.uk.com.
Andrea Leadsom speaks to George Hosking of the Wave Trust about the science behind early intervention, secure attachment and how the earliest experiences in a baby's life have a profound impact on their future.
Andrea Leadsom talks to Matt Buttery, Chief Executive Officer at Triple P about the work of the Early Years Healthy Development Review and why early intervention - and investment is so vital to give every baby the best start for life.
Andrea Leadsom talks to fellow MP Saqib Bhatti about becoming a new Dad and what the Early Years Healthy Development Review means to him.
Andrea Leadsom talks to fellow MP Siobhan Baillie about her experience of having her first baby, Gigi, during lockdown as well their work together on the cross party Parliamentary Advisory Group as part of the Early Years Healthy Development Review.
In this episode of the 1001 Critical Days podcast, Andrea Leadsom speaks with Imran Hussain, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Action for Children about their role supporting the Early Years Healthy Development Review and how he thinks it will transform early years support and services across England.
Series 2 of A Mucky Business kicks off with Tim Farron, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, talking to Dame Andrea Leadsom, who nearly became Prime Minister in 2016 and has had several top jobs in Cabinet. Andrea talks about why she gets annoyed when Christians suggest that ambition is wrong and what Boris Johnson said to her in *that* bus on the way to the EU debate in Wembley – the debate in which she likely persuaded many people to vote Leave. Each week, Tim also answers a question from a listener, if you have a query about politics, feedback, suggestions of guests or topics, please email farron@premier.org.uk or add 07711 701133 to your phone and send a message on WhatsApp. Series Producer: Cara Bentley
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom, Labour MP John McDonnell, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran & journalist Polly Toynbee.
Andrea Leadsom talks to Lord David Blunkett about their shared passion of the early years and why local and national leadership is important to ensure that every baby gets the best start for life.
Andrea Leadsom talks to Vicky, a parent from Devon who has worked with the Early Years Healthy Development Review to share her experiences of lockdown and how early years services and support can be improved.
We continue reporting on what's happening to women and children in Afghanistan. We hear from our BBC corespondent in Kabul, Secunder Kermani. Also Larissa Brown who's Defence Editor at The Times tells us about women soldiers in Afghanistan, and we speak to Zarghuna Kargar who used to present Afghan Woman's Hour and this week found herself translating a Taliban press conference. It was her voice telling us what a Taliban spokesman said. We hear from Andrea Leadsom, MP who's the government's Early Years Adviser. Two women who've adopted talk to us about the ups and downs. And we've also got Lesley Manville on talking about her new TV drama called I Am, which is about a woman called Maria who's 60 and bored.
Andrea Leadsom talks to her Mum, Judy about her experience as a midwife, trauma therapist and they share anecdotes about their shared passion for ensuring that every baby gets the best start for life.
Andrea Leadsom talks to Agnes Ageypong, Head of Engagement at Best Beginnings and Yasmin, who became a Mum during lockdown about the importance of virtual and face to face services, and how the views and feedback of parents are feeding into the Early Years Healthy Development Review.
Andrea Leadsom talks to Penny Mordaunt MP, Paymaster General and one of the Early Years Healthy Development Review's sponsoring ministers about the work of the review, the importance of working with the devolved nations and why investing in the very earliest period of life saves money further down the line. This episode was recorded whilst Matt Hancock MP was the Secretary of State for Health.
Andrea Leadsom talks to Robin Balbernie about the science of brain development.
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom, LBC presenter Denise Headley, UnHerd Executive Editor Freddie Sayers, and former Jeremy Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher.
Each week at 10 am on a Thursday, ASL's Jason Perry & Kimberly Bradshaw talk live about HR Issues. Issues this morning include: Returning from Furlough and Andrea Leadsom's comments The future of work and the four day week Long Covid, the TUC and discrimination legislation Furlough claims for self isolating For more information visit the Events page on ASL's Website
Did you know that the 1001 days of a baby's life helps to shape their future? I'm Andrea Leadsom, and ensuring that every baby gets the best start for life has been my passion for over 20 years. I've held many Government positions, and most recently, I have been chairing the Early Years Healthy Development Review on behalf of the Prime Minister. Its report launched earlier this year, and we are now in the implementation phase, putting into practice 6 action areas that will help improve early years support and services for parents and babies. This 1001 Critical Days podcast will feature those who have been part of this journey. From parents to politicians, practitioners to academics, in each episode we will be exploring every aspect of the early years and discussing how we can ensure that every baby gets the best start for life. If you'd like to get involved, perhaps in a future episode or to share your thoughts please reach out on email Andrea.leadsom.mp@parliament.uk
So today we had Andrea Leadsom launch her leadership bid by insisting that leaving the EU on 31 October is, for her, "a hard red line" Also launching his campaign, Mark Harper (Who you ask?) well he said Brexit could not be solved by "threatening no deal" and promising to leave on 31 October was "not credible"
Theresa May deixa liderança do Partido Conservador do Reino Unido nesta sexta Ela continua no cargo de primeira-ministra até que sucessor seja eleito; novo líder conservador e premiê britânico deve ser conhecido na semana de 22 de julho. Theresa May deixa nesta sexta-feira (7) a liderança do Partido Conservador. Ela permanece, porém, como primeira-ministra do Reino Unido até que seu sucessor seja eleito, o que deve acontecer na segunda quinzena de julho. A partir do dia 10, membros de seu partido terão uma semana para se inscrever e concorrer à liderança e, consequentemente, ao cargo de premiê, já que o Partido Conservador ocupa a maioria na Câmara dos Comuns. De acordo com a BBC, 11 membros do partido já confirmaram sua intenção de participar do processo. Entre os mais conhecidos estão o ex-prefeito de Londres, Boris Johnson, e ex-ministros e secretários, como Michael Gove, Andrea Leadsom e Jeremy Hunt. O conselho do Partido Conservador anunciou que pretende divulgar o nome de um novo primeiro-ministro na semana que começa em 22 de julho. Votações Cada um dos candidatos precisa ter o apoio de pelo menos oito colegas de partido para seguir adiante. Em seguida, deve obter 5% dos votos em uma primeira votação e 10% na segunda, o que equivale a 16 e 32 deputados, respectivamente. A partir daí, é eliminado o que tiver menos votos, e o processo continua com esta regra até que restem apenas dois. Serão realizados então uma série de encontros entre candidatos e eleitores, seguidos por uma votação pelo correio, da qual participarão 124 mil membros registrados do Partido Conservador. Recesso de verão A data para a divulgação do nome do novo primeiro-ministro poderá coincidir com o recesso de verão do Parlamento, que ainda não teve seu início informado. Mel Stride, líder do Partido Conservador na Câmara dos Comuns, disse ao jornal “Independent” que não pode garantir que os prazos não coincidam. Caso isso aconteça, o novo premiê teria quase dois meses no cargo antes que pudesse ser questionado pelos parlamentares, em setembro, atrapalhando os planos do Partido Trabalhista, que já afirmou que irá propor uma moção de confiança ao novo líder assim que ele tomar posse. Dominic Raab, ex-secretário do Brexit que renunciou ao cargo em 2018 e é um dos candidatos, irritou colegas de seu próprio partido ao sugerir que, caso seja eleito, poderia estender o recesso, fazendo com que os parlamentares permaneçam afastados até o fim de outubro. Desta forma, eles não poderiam tentar bloquear um Brexit sem acordo, que ele defende. Source: G1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnportugueseonline/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learnportugueseonline/support
With Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.
With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu. Listen to Andrea Leadsom talk to Katy Balls on the Women With Balls podcast here.
Cindy Yu takes you through the highlights from Sunday's political interviews. Today's featured guests include Jacob Rees-Mogg, Shami Chakrabarti, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Sam Gyimah and Andrea Leadsom. This podcast was produced by Matthew Taylor.
The highlights of Sunday's political interviews all in one place. Hosted by Isabel Hardman and featuring Philip Hammond, Keir Starmer, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Andrea Leadsom. Produced by Matthew Taylor.