Richard Holden, formerly the MP for North West Durham, ignored questions from Sky News' Jon Craig.
Tory chairman Richard Holden sought to dodge questions about how he landed a plum Conservative constituency during a tetchy TV interview.
Craig was then challenged off-camera by an adviser who claimed the subject of the interview was not meant to cover Mr Holden's position, an assertion Sky's veteran chief political correspondent disagreed with. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'.
Asked for a third time about the "anti-democratic" process that led to his candidacy, Mr Holden began his answer with the words "Emily Thornberry" but got cut off by Craig who said: "I'm going to stop you now, this is ridiculous."
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