Heather Stewart is joined by Anushka Asthana, Ryan Shorthouse and Anand Menon to discuss the latest in the Tory leadership contest, maternity rights for MPs and Labour’s Brexit positionDespite making contradictory promises to opposing wings of the Conservative party, hiding from the press and public scrutiny, and a lacklustre showing in the candidates’ televised debate, Boris Johnson is still the man to beat in the race to become the next Tory leader and UK prime minister. Can anything make a dent in his popularity with party members? And if he is elected, how on earth will he fulfil his promise to take Britain out of the EU by the end of October? Heather Stewart is joined by the Guardian’s Anushka Asthana, Ryan Shorthouse from the thinktank Bright Blue, and Anand Menon from UK in a Changing Europe. Also this week, we talk to the Labour MP Clive Lewis about his party’s latest Brexit dilly-dallying, and Stella Creasy about maternity rights for MPs.

Source: The Guardian June 20, 2019 16:07 UTC