00:00Well, like you, I was incredibly angry,
00:02incredibly angry to learn of these allegations.
00:06It's a really serious matter.
00:08It's right that they're being investigated properly
00:11by the relevant law enforcement authorities,
00:13including, as Fiona said, a criminal investigation by the police.
00:18I want to be crystal clear that if anyone has broken the rules,
00:22they should face the full force of the law,
00:25and that's what those investigations are there to do,
00:27and I hope that they do their work as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.
00:30There are calls for them to be suspended.
00:32These are party candidates.
00:35But you're happy not to suspend them,
00:37to let them carry on and go on to the election?
00:38Obviously, they've not admitted anything.
00:40No-one is saying that a decision has been taken
00:42about their guilt or their innocence.
00:44But you're happy for them to go into the election
00:46and represent you and the Conservative Party?
00:48Well, Fiona, as you said, these investigations are ongoing.
00:51They are rightly confidential.
00:54One of them is a criminal investigation
00:55that's been conducted by the police.
00:57These are very serious... Yes, but that's the police officer.
00:59Talk about the two party candidates.
01:01All I can say is they are serious investigations.
01:04It's right that they are done thoroughly, confidentially.
01:06The integrity of that process should be respected.
01:09But what I can tell you is if anyone is found to have broken the rules,
01:13not only should they face the full consequences of the law,
01:16I will make sure that they are booted out of the Conservative Party.
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