Tory minister Steve Baker appears to launch bid to become leader of Conservative party

Talking to Sky's Sophy Ridge, Northern Ireland Secretary Steve Baker explained why he wants to have a run at the leadership of the Conservative Party after the election he believes the Tories will lose. "The reality is that my colleagues have sent for me before the referendum, after the referendum, during COVID and over net zero." The minister also appeared to have conceded the election to the Labour party and warned that Sir Keir Starmer "will have practically untrammelled power," if Labour wins a supermajority. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/election-latest-labour-warn-tories-face-liz-truss-takeover-as-sunak-dismisses-concerns-around-postal-ballots-12593360 #skynews #election2024 #conservatives SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales