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Is Rishi Sunak’s authority starting to crumble? With Andrew Marr
FromElection Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
Is Rishi Sunak’s authority starting to crumble? With Andrew Marr
FromElection Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Keir Starmer dubbed Rishi Sunak the “blancmange prime minister” – comparing him to a particularly weak and wobbly dessert – after he U-turned on new onshore wind farms and mandatory housing targets this week under pressure from Tory MPs. Rachel Wearmouth and Freddie Hayward are joined by Andrew Marr, the New Statesman’s political editor, to discuss Sunak’s struggle to control a divided Tory party as the prospect of electoral defeat looms. They also cover Rachel’s exclusive interview with Keir Starmer as he plots Labour’s route back to power and the launch of a major report authored by Gordon Brown that recommends a radical overhaul of the constitution. Then in You Ask Us, a listener wonders: should we abolish the House of Lords?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:
Dec 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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