LBC To Host Hour-Long Phone-Ins With Conservative Leadership Candidates

2 June 2019, 17:49 | Updated: 11 June 2019, 11:16

Conservative Leadership candidates
Conservative Leadership candidates. Picture: PA

The candidates for the Conservative Party leadership will each go head-to-head with Iain Dale and LBC’s listeners in a series of one-hour programmes.

In the race to be Prime Minister, the candidates will be live during Iain Dale in the Evening, starting with Rory Stewart on Monday 10th June.

Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab and Andrea Leadsom are among the others to follow, with more interviews to be announced soon.

Each candidate will face a 30-minute inquisition from Iain, followed by half an hour of questions from LBC listeners.

Iain Dale interviews the Tory leadership candidates
Iain Dale interviews the Tory leadership candidates. Picture: PA

LBC's Conservative Leadership Phone-Ins

Thursday 6 June 8pm: Mark Harper

Monday 10th June 8pm: Rory Stewart

Tuesday 11th June 8pm: Andrea Leadsom

Tuesday 11th June 9pm: Esther McVey

Wednesday 12th June 9pm: Matt Hancock

Thursday 13th June 9pm: Sajid Javid

Monday 17th June 8pm: Dominic Raab

Wednesday 19th June 8pm: Jeremy Hunt

Wednesday 19th June 9pm: Michael Gove

With a leadership contest in the Liberal Democrat Party too, Iain Dale will be interviewing candidates from June 25th.

Tuesday 25th June 8pm: Ed Davey, MP for Kingston and Surbiton.

Monday 1st July 8pm: Jo Swinson, deputy leader of the Lib Dems and MP for for East Dunbartonshire.