LIVE: The Fight for the Right | Nick Timothy & Claire Coutinho vs Danny Kruger & Matt Goodwin
5/1/202628 min
The Conservative party was once the natural political home for those on the right. No longer. The Tories’ vote share collapsed at the 2024 general election and the party, under new leadership, has since been outflanked by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
Earlier this week, The Spectator pitted the Conservatives, represented by Nick Timothy and Claire Coutinho, against Reform UK, represented by Matt Goodwin and Danny Kruger, for the definitive debate on which party truly represents the future of the right. Listen to an excerpt of that debate here, and for more The Spectator events go to spectator.com/events
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[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Coffee House Shots, The Spectator's daily politics podcast. I'm Oscar Edmondson. On Wednesday, The Spectator hosted what I think I'm right in saying is the first ever head-to-head debate between members of the Conservative Party and Reform UK. Nick Timothy and Claire Coutinho took on Danny Kruger and Matt Goodwin to see which party truly represents the future of the right. Now, the event was chaired by our assistant editor, Isabel Hardman, and in this podcast, you will hear a section of their discussion where they consider the likelihood of an electoral pact, the difference between