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Credit Where Credit Is Due
FromElection Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
Credit Where Credit Is Due
FromElection Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
As the commons prepares to vote on whether to extend the £20 uplift to universal credit - due to be reduced at the end of March - Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss the divisions it exposes in the Conservative party, and whether Labour's position is consistent. Then, in You Ask Us, they take your question on whether Keir Starmer's leadership has learned the lessons of his predecessor (but one), Ed Miliband.Read more on NewStatesman.com: Stephen: Why Conservative defensiveness over Universal Credit shows how politics has changedAnoosh: It would be morally indefensible – and politically foolish – to cut Universal CreditAilbhe: Keir Starmer opens up on foreign policy and conversations with Barack ObamaWe'd love to hear from you! Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. You can follow Stephen Bush on twitter @stephenkb. Anoosh Chakelian is @Anoosh_C and Ailbhe Rea is @PronouncedAlva.Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit newstatesman.com/subscribe12More audio from the New Statesman: listen to our weekly global affairs show World ReviewIf you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get ad-free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/nssubscribers.Topics in this episode:Universal CreditWelfareThe Labour PartyThe Conservative PartyLeadershipUK politicsPeople mentioned in this episode:Keir StarmerBoris JohnsonJeremy CorbynEd MilibandDiane Abbott See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Jan 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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