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Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the restructure and Conservative Leadership Election

Published: July 15, 2024, 11:49 p.m.

The Tories are in for a restructure after their defeat in the UK election.\xa0

Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, saying in his speech that he has \u201cheard your anger\u201d.\xa0

UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking that nobodies looking forward to the Conservative Leadership election, as it will \u201cusually be a b**** fest\u201d and remind everyone of the people who used to run them.\xa0

He said that Kemi Badenoch is currently out in front, with a strong showing from Tom Tugendhat, and Suella Braverman.\xa0

Liddle told him that if there was a vote tomorrow, the right would win, but historically the person at the front of a Tory Leadership contest never actually wins.\xa0

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