Summary

  • Laura Kuenssberg questions Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on her Sunday morning show

  • Asked whether there is any chance she will rethink the National Insurance rise for employers announced in this week's Budget, Reeves says: "I'm not immune to their criticism... but we've got to raise the money to put our public finances on a firm footing"

  • Reeves also says the rise was not on the agenda before the election - and that Health Secretary Wes Streeting will set out allocations for GPs, who have demanded protection from the tax hike

  • Meanwhile, Badenoch tells Kuenssberg that the Tory party "got things wrong" in the past and lost public trust

  • "Promises on immigration and on tax were not kept and that's something that we need to change," she says, adding that she wants to "draw a line" and focus on the future

  • On National Insurance, Badenoch says Reeves' plan is "not coherent" and will "make all of us poorer"

Live Reporting

Edited by Adam Durbin and Rorey Bosotti

  1. Why the next Tory leader needs to go Cornish

    Alex Forsyth
    Political correspondent

    A Conservative Party bus parked in front of a beach in CornwallGetty Images

    Few parts of the country illustrate the challenge the new leader will face better than Cornwall. The county used to be a sea of Conservative blue.

    Until recently, the party held all six Parliamentary seats. But the tide turned in July's election, and they were all washed away.

    The Tories lost four seats to Labour and two to the Lib Dems, while Reform UK took votes across the board.In the market town of Liskeard, which sits in a constituency the Tories lost to Labour, Richard Dorling chairs the South East Cornwall Conservative Association and spent time during the election knocking on doors and hearing voters’ concerns.

    “They’re looking for people to take charge and reduce immigration and stop the boats, and Reform have a very strong story for that,” he said.

    “Whoever gets into the leadership position is going to have to come up with a new plan to tackle that, and get the voters back."

  2. Results expected in race to become next Tory leader

    Adam Durbin
    Live editor

    Good morning and welcome to our coverage as we wait to hear who will win the Conservative Party’s leadership election.

    After a selection process lasting a little over three months, the Conservatives will announce former prime minister Rishi Sunak’s successor this morning - either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick.

    Six candidates initially threw their hat into the ring in July, steadily whittled down to two after four rounds of voting among the party’s 121 MPs.

    Since that process came to a close, members of the party have had 16 days to cast their ballot online and voice their support for either contender - as both Badenoch and Jenrick made their pitches across the country.

    We'll bring you all the build-up and analysis from our team of journalists and correspondents, as well as the results in the final stage in the race to become the next Tory leader.