Tory Chairman Richard Holden faced intense scrutiny during a recent interview, where he repeatedly refused to address questions regarding his selection for the Conservative safe seat of Billericay. The interview, which involved Sky News reporter Jon Craig, was abruptly cut short by Holden's adviser. Holden was asked multiple times about allegations of a 'stitch-up' in his candidate selection but chose to ignore the questions, calling the situation 'ridiculous'. The clash was described as extraordinary.
Tory chairman Richard Holden sought to dodge questions about how he landed a plum Conservative constituency during a tetchy TV interview ✍️: @DavidHughesPA https://t.co/0KsxECVNvP
Tory aide stops interview as chairman Richard Holden repeatedly refuses to answer selection questions https://t.co/OFEiWmunUk
Tory aid stops interview as chairman Richard Holden repeatedly refuses to answer selection questions https://t.co/mrPx4M1GoW
‘I’m going to stop you now. This is ridiculous’ Tory chair Richard Holden repeatedly refuses to deny his candidate selection was a stitch-up The senior Conservative was very keen to talk about comments made on schools by Labour's Emily Thornberry https://t.co/bSVCuXblXH
'This Is Ridiculous': Tory Chairman Richard Holden In Extraordinary Clash With Sky Reporter https://t.co/ADp4Aq2I4n
Tory Chairman Richard Holden @richolden asked 3 times by @joncraig on a pooled interview about the "stitch-up" of Holden parachuted into a safe seat of Billericay Holden utterly ignores the question 3 times Gobsmacking It doesn't end well @SkyNews https://t.co/3B0luL1Jg2
🚨 NEW: Tory chair Richard Holden's adviser steps in to cut short an interview https://t.co/AQeEFDfIIl