00:00I'm not sure that these labels of left to right are that helpful, because I think a
00:04successful candidate is going to have to do a number of things. One of them is to unite
00:08the Conservative Parliamentary Party. That becomes the foundation on which we can build.
00:13But secondly, we need to find that common ground, those issues that resonate with the
00:17electorate, and some of those are traditionally associated with the right, lower migration
00:21for example, getting on top of illegal migration, lower taxes, but also those elements that
00:26are there in the One Nation tradition of the Conservative Party as well, around compassion
00:31and looking after, in particular, the most vulnerable in society. And I think if we can
00:35build that broad church around a united Conservative Party, particularly in Parliament, then there's
00:42no reason why actually we couldn't come back into government at the end of this term, just
00:48as Labour did after 2019, their worst defeat since the 1930s. They were back in one cycle.
00:55I haven't decided yet. A number of colleagues have approached me and we've had discussions.
01:00You'll just have to wait another few days, I think, on that.
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