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Eric Cantor - Former House Majority Leader, US Republican Party

Stephen Sackur speaks to US Republican establishment figure Eric Cantor. With their leadership race far from settled, is his party prepared for next year's presidential election?

Is the US Republican Party serious about winning back the White House in 2016? The frontrunner to win the party's presidential nomination is Donald Trump - a billionaire businessman turned celebrity who despises the Republican establishment. Stephen Sackur speaks to Eric Cantor who has long been a pillar of that establishment. He was the number two Republican in the House of Representatives until he got sensationally dumped in a primary contest. What on earth is going on inside the Republican party?

30 minutes

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Wed 28 Oct 201504:30GMT
BBC News UK & UK HD only

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Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestEric Cantor

Broadcasts

  • Thu 15 Oct 201503:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 15 Oct 201519:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 15 Oct 201523:30GMT
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  • Tue 27 Oct 201521:30GMT
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  • Wed 28 Oct 201500:30GMT
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  • Wed 28 Oct 201504:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only