In a new three-part series for Radio 4, The Long History of Argument, which begins today, Stewart tells the story of debate – from dialogue and oratory in the ancient world to the frenetic extremes of social media today. It may have been chastening for him personally, but he has not let the lessons go to waste. I was very romantic I could change the view of the Conservative Party on Brexit. “It has been a real education, watching this again and seeing how the candidates are being more cautious. “My inability to defeat Boris Johnson in argument my inability to persuade the British public they wanted to vote for me my inability to support Theresa May’s deal and sell a softer version of Brexit my failure to convince people there would be a real problem in Northern Ireland if we tried to go for a harder Brexit. “Watching the contest has really brought home to me my flaws,” he says. For Stewart, who ran unsuccessfully against Boris Johnson in 2019, the campaign has been a reminder of what he got wrong. The writer, broadcaster and former MP for Penrith and The Border is speaking just as Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi have become the first candidates to be eliminated from the running to be the next prime minister. “It has been an extraordinary experience to watch ,” says Rory Stewart.
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