Westminstenders: Johnson v Stewart

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Debate time.

When Gove just said that he believed cutting taxes for millionaires was genuinely wrong, Boris looked genuinely mystified.

Me too....fully signed up Tory here

Rory seems much more in touch with reality than the others.

Arrrgh just watching them all is so irritating. Gove trying to take over. Boris smirking occasionally. Rory's so restless. Hunt - has he said much at all?? Javid hasn't said anything memorable.

I think Rory Stewart is setting out his stall for the next Tory Leadership. Playing the long game.
Let Boris inherit the poisoned chalice of the next PM

Paul @echoespaul
I want to see the episode of Gogglebox featuring Theresa & Philip May watching this. #BBCDebate

Tina, wow. Excellent question.

Won't be answered.

scott @scottainsley
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Oh God.. I want to smash my tv up with Gove talking about education

I want to know how Boris deals with this one...not exactly his forte...

Whatever happens next, Rory has raised his profile massively. It’ll be interesting to see what he does next...

(I’m assuming he won’t be PM after this contest)

Boris is being unusually quiet. Almost like he doesn’t want the attention on him.

twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1141066864992194561

Rory says what we are all thinking in this twitter clip

oh Rory - you keep addressing the elephant in the room that is we can't afford anything with a disastrous brexit. Don't you understand - they want unicorns not elephants!

I think Rory Stewart is setting out his stall for the next Tory Leadership. Playing the long game.

I thought the same earlier this week.

God...I wish we had more leaders that demonstrates the real leadership required to tell people the hard truths sometimes.

No Tory is going to vote for Rory though I don't think...

I also have a vote! Think I remember some of us discussing this strategy on a previous thread. My vote will be for Not Boris so I am just hoping someone makes a dent in his lead before then. Rory may be too much to hope for.

Has Rory gone to sleep now?

Is Rory dropping his head so he can pull faces at the tripe the others are coming out with?

I'm also clinging to the adage that 'it's never the favourite' in Tory leadership contests.

Thank fuck the cuts in social care are getting any kind of airing.

But how despicable is Hunt?

Hunt is doing better I think...

I hope they ask Boris this question....because he doesn't give a shit about poverty IMO

'Some of the cuts went too far' Your cuts Hunt, your cuts.

Urgh.

I want to hear more from Boris. It’s like if he doesn’t say much, he can’t hang himself.... he keeps butting in, but not answering anything...

I can;t believe Jeremy Hunt is talking about his time in Health. The same as Gove talking about education - do they have no idea of the damage they did? Do they have any idea of how much they are hated. They should keep schtum about that part of their past. And they need to remember it was them that voted through all these cuts.