The line-up for the first event was made by drawing lots. This is how it came out.

Beckett
Young
Widdecombe
Beith
Bercow
Shepherd
Lord
Cormack
Haslehurst
Dhanda

Interestingly four of the first five in the betting will be on first. Quite whether this will be an advantage we will have to see. Certainly Dhanda, who’s proved himself to be an engaging communicator during the campaign, is on last. I wonder whether that might swing the odd vote and keep him in the race longer.

There will be live coverage on the BBC Parliament Channel.

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Mike Smithson