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The Rest Is Politics

155. Sunak slides to defeat in Selby and Somerton

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Government, Politics

4.511.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

How happy should Labour be with Thursday's by-election results? Can Sunak take some solace from holding on in Uxbridge? Will these constituencies be Labour, Tory, and Lib Dem holds at the next election?  Join Rory and Alastair for today's bonus podcast where they answer all these questions and more. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to an Extra Rests as Politics podcast with Mi Rory Stewart.

0:12.3

And Mi has come with us every day this week, Rory. This is getting ridiculous.

0:15.8

It's unbelievable. And where are you? You seem to have a lot of sporting trophies behind you.

0:19.6

I'm in a school in Blackburn.

0:21.5

Very good. I've just had a talk with some of the students.

0:24.4

Most of whom want us to go back into the European Union, I should tell you,

0:27.1

as per every school in the country, one young man who was a supporter of the reform party.

0:34.2

I found one. And so he was giving me a very enjoyable hard time.

0:39.3

But yeah, they're all the school trophies.

0:41.5

So, Alison, you're on your way to Bucston?

0:43.6

I'm on your way to Bucston where a year ago this weekend, you lost your wedding ring.

0:49.2

That is exactly right. And you're going to speak at the same festival,

0:52.0

that beautiful, beautiful hall.

0:53.7

No, I'm just going to look for your wedding ring.

0:55.6

I'm not going to take part in the festival at all, just go and pump the ring.

0:59.6

No, yeah, I am. I'm going to speak at the festival with Mr Ian Dale interviewing me.

1:04.6

He's back from his travails and injuries.

1:07.1

Yeah, well, that's... I'm giving my very best. That was very, very sad.

1:10.3

He's had a couple of tough times.

1:13.1

So, very, very quickly, to remind people what we're talking about today,

1:16.3

we've just had these by-election results.

1:18.4

And this was Boris Johnson, step down from Parliament, so his seat was up.

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