4.2 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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2023 is almost upon us, so join Christopher Hope, Gordon Rayner and Camilla Tominey to reflect on the wacky year just gone in Westminster. We've had four Chancellors, three Prime Ministers, two different monarchs and one 'tractor' watching MP, so plenty to discuss, plus a look ahead to what might be in store in the New Year.
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0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Chopper's Politics Podcast. |
0:07.0 | I'm Christopher Hope, Chopper to my pals, |
0:10.0 | the Associate Editor for Politics at the Daily Telegraph. |
0:14.0 | I hope you've had a marvelous Christmas and they're looking forward to 2023. |
0:18.0 | But before we leave behind 2022, let's reflect on what a year it's been in their mad world of Westminster politics |
0:25.8 | although I think I might have said that every year since this podcast started we've |
0:30.4 | had Brexit COVID and four Prime Ministers since we launched back in March 2017. |
0:36.3 | It's been hard to keep up, hasn't it? |
0:38.2 | But sticking to the 2022, I'm joined today by my wonderful Telegraph colleagues Camilla |
0:42.3 | Tom and I had and Gordon Rayna to look back over what |
0:44.8 | we've been writing about all year and what it might mean for 2023. |
0:49.1 | Happy New Year to both of you. |
0:51.3 | Let's go back to January this year. |
0:54.0 | Now don't forget Kimmler and Gordon. |
0:55.0 | Boris Johnson was Prime Minister. |
0:58.0 | There was a hangover from the revelations in December 2021 about Partygate and that carried on into the new year. |
1:04.0 | We reported back in January that two parties were held at Downing Street the night before |
1:09.4 | Prince Philip's funeral |
1:15.0 | and then this happened. |
1:12.0 | Can I start by warmly welcoming the Honorable Member for Berry South |
1:16.0 | to its New York |
1:18.0 | and for the Parliamentary Labour Party? |
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