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The Rest Is Politics

46. PRIME MINISTER LIZ TRUSS

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.5 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In an emergency podcast, Rory and Alastair react to the news that Liz Truss has won the race to become the UK's next prime minister. Plus Kwasi Kwarteng, Joe Lycett, a PM's first 24 hours, Instagram politicians, a potential whip problem, what it means for Keir Starmer, and the next general election. Blackpool live show tickets: Saturday 8th October: wintergardensblackpool.co.uk/events/the-rest-is-politics-live/ Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by EDF.

0:06.6

Now working in politics, one of the things you're always thinking about a lot is the environment

0:10.4

and climate change and over the past couple of decades in particular there's been a massive

0:14.4

sense of change and momentum and EDF is doing its bit by generating British zero carbon

0:19.9

electricity and helping keep future energy costs down for everyone.

0:23.6

Lower carbon emissions better for the environment and better for your wallet.

0:27.1

So EDF is here to help save cash and carbon foams all over Britain.

0:30.8

Get in on the action head to edfenergy.com slash helping Britain.

0:35.3

Switch today.

0:44.6

Welcome to the rest is politics with me, Rory Stewart.

0:48.1

And me, Aleister Campbell.

0:49.6

And we're here for an emergency podcast which is that we have

0:53.2

our fourth Prime Minister in Britain in six years.

0:57.0

So four Prime Minister in six years.

0:59.3

Let's trust now our Prime Minister.

1:01.0

Just to remind people, if you've not been paying attention over the last few weeks,

1:05.2

60 ministers resigned in protest, which toppled Boris Johnson,

1:09.6

went into a leadership contest which was a bit like the grand national, huge numbers of starters.

1:14.4

Let's trust initially wasn't really seen as much of a runner in the early days of this contest.

1:20.0

People were predicting Rishi Sunak maybe against Penny Maudent

1:24.0

and she came gradually creeping up the inside.

1:27.1

She was behind in the first couple of votes made it through to the last two,

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