Tory leadership election BBC debate: How did the candidates fare?

The remaining five candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party went head-to-head during a BBC debate on Tuesday night.
By Liz Bates
Published 18th Jun 2019, 23:00 BST
Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Rory Stewart during the BBC TV debate featuring the contestants for the leadership of the Conservative Party (Jeff Overs / BBC).Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Rory Stewart during the BBC TV debate featuring the contestants for the leadership of the Conservative Party (Jeff Overs / BBC).
Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Rory Stewart during the BBC TV debate featuring the contestants for the leadership of the Conservative Party (Jeff Overs / BBC).

But how did the candidates fare during the one hour debate hosted by Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis? The Yorkshire Post's lobby correspondent Liz Bates gives her verdict on each man.

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