The winners and losers from the Tory leadership debates and hustings

Politics Explained: TV debates are an opportunity for outsiders and a risk for frontrunners

It’s easy to see why Boris Johnson dodged a grilling by Westminster political reporters, as well as the first TV debate of the Conservative leadership campaign.

Right now, these are not the constituencies the succession frontrunner needs to persuade. All he requires are the votes of more than a third of the 313 Tory MPs at Westminster to get through to the final ballot of Conservative members, and he seems to be doing a very good job of securing them.

But who are the winners and losers from the TV debate and lobby hustings?