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The Gavs and Gav-nots: how the Tories are still divided
FromElection Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
The Gavs and Gav-nots: how the Tories are still divided
FromElection Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Gavin Williamson has resigned from the cabinet as minister without portfolio after a string of bullying allegations, including expletive-laden texts to a female colleague. It’s not the first time he has lost a government job: he was sacked twice before, under Theresa May and Boris Johnson.Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Wearmouth, Freddie Hayward and Emma Haslett discuss the scandal and controversies that pepper Williamson’s career, and what his resignation tells us about the Rishi Sunak leadership and the way Westminster works. Plus, the moves Keir Starmer had made to put Labour on an election footing.Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks to what extent George Osborne’s post-2010 period of austerity has led UK politics to where it is now.If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskusPodcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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