Do beards work in politics?

Emma Barnett counts down the 5 live Hit List top 40. The stories which you have been tweeting, facebooking and googling over the last seven days. This week the Labour leadership charted at #2 as we get closer to the parties leadership election in September.

Here at 5 live Hit List we have noticed that if Jeremy Corbyn does win the election he will be only the second ever Labour leader to have a beard. Yes, a beard. Journalist Christopher Howse joined Emma Barnett to discuss the relationship between beards and politics.

This clip is originally from 5 live Hit List on Sunday 23 August 2015