
Conservatives' Nigel Evans: We have shot ourselves in the head
Conservative MP Nigel Evans says the election result of a hung parliament has been an "absolute disaster" for the Conservatives, claiming the campaign was "hijacked by our own party".
Evans, who retained his seat in the Ribble Valley, said the party "did a full frontal assault on our core voters - the elderly.
“We didn’t shoot ourselves in the foot, we shot ourselves in the head,” he said.
This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on 9 June 2017.
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