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The Rest Is Politics

47. Liz Truss, lido politics, and Chile

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.5 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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How will Liz Truss operate in Number 10? Why is The Rest Is Politics banned on FCDO official phones? And what's going on in Chile? Plus foreign aid, James Cleverly, Alastair's lido lifestyle, a message from Eton's headmaster, and Oxbridge. 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

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0:44.4

Hello and welcome to the rest of this politics with me Rory Stewart and me Anastakambal.

0:49.5

We're recording this on Tuesday afternoon, the day after our emergency Liz Trust's

0:54.4

victory pot. Today's episode we'll talk a little bit more about crime and so cover some

0:58.9

stories we're brought to. We're going to start though with obviously the thing that's on

1:03.0

every list as mine which is Alistair did you really go for a swim in the Lido instead of

1:08.7

watching Boris Johnson's leaving speeches morning because that's not great preparation for today's

1:13.4

podcast. I went to the Lido at seven. I was in the water at seven oh one. I was out of the water at

1:21.2

seven 25 and I listened to Boris Johnson on radio five live as I walked home. Is that okay?

1:28.7

And that was that was enough for me to realize that he was he left office exactly as he entered

1:35.7

office as a liar and a fantasist talking about this amazing country that he transformed

1:41.0

into he is there. And without a hint of humility or nutrition any sense that he was anything

1:48.3

other than the wonderful figure who would go down in British history as one of our great leaders

1:54.4

and then offy total debalmoral to resign. And many people will sort of sort of belief that when they

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