{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/62d035ff40397a0012aaf4db?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Will Penny Mordaunt be the next Tory leader?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman have been eliminated from the Conservative leadership election, with Penny Mordaunt&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2022/07/rishi-sunak-takes-the-lead-but-penny-mordaunt-has-the-most-to-celebrate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">climbing to second place</a>&nbsp;behind Rishi Sunak.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Harry Lambert discuss the remaining candidates in this unpredictable race, the latest polling on front-runners Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak, and whether being a “fresh face” will ultimately decide the contest.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then in You Ask Us, NS Environment Correspondent India Bourke joins the podcast to answer a listener's question on which of the Conservative candidates would&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2022/07/tory-leadership-race-kill-net-zero\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">be best and worst</a>&nbsp;for the environment and why.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have a You Ask Us question, email&nbsp;podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>&nbsp;for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}