I just watched the speeches of the 4 remaining Tory leadership candidates given on the final day of the Party conference – which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12eFckpBFTU&t=1530s
Here are some very brief comments on them – in the order they presented:
- Tom Tugendhat. Generally a rather negative speech.
- James Cleverly. Apologised for letting the Party down. So also negative.
- Robert Jenrick. Negative comments about UK history in the 1970s, but otherwise positive.
- Kemi Badenoch. Noted the decline in steel making in the black country so more negativity.
When will politicians learn that they need to present a positive vision for the future under their leadership by spelling out what they will do to improve matters?
Although all 4 candidates are possible leaders, or they would not have got this far, I rate Robert Jenrick as the best from this performance
Roger Lawson (Twitter: https://twitter.com/RogerWLawson )
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