What Tory leadership candidates should learn from the mistakes of Boris Johnson – and Silvio Berlusconi

By Ben Worthy, Lecturer in Politics, Birkbeck, University of London
Mark Bennister, Associate Professor of Politics, University of Lincoln

The Conservative party is choosing a new leader, with four candidates still in the running: Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat. Each is pitching to a party in dire need of a new direction and the path ahead is far from clear.

Our recent research suggests the candidates could learn a lot from two phenomenally successful party leaders…

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