The Week in Westminster

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The Week in Westminster: 16/07/2022

16/07/2022

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George Parker reviews a busy week dominated by the Conservative leadership contest.

George Parker of the Financial Times discusses the Conservative leadership contest, contenders' tax promises, what a new PM means for Labour and how to woo the grassroots.

George Parker of the Financial Times is joined by Foreign Office minister Vicky Ford MP and former Home Office minister Rachel McClean MP to review the first full week of the Conservative leadership campaign.

With most of the leadership contenders promising big upfront tax cuts, former Chancellor Lord Lamont and head of Bloomberg Economics Stephanie Flanders discuss how realistic their plans are.

Former Labour cabinet minister, Lord Mandelson, looks at where Boris Johnson's departure leaves Labour. 

And former Conservative MPs, Anna Soubry, who left the party in 2019, and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth discuss how to woo the Tory grassroots.

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