A prime minister in trouble
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2022
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Actress and presenter Denise Welch brings some star power to Planet Normal, as she joins Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan in their rocket of right-thinking. She used to pull pints in the Rovers Return, but these days, you can find her engaging with her hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers on the real-world impact of repeated Covid lockdowns. Not one to shy away from difficult truths, she tells listeners when she first recognised signs of a "Covidian cult", and shares her moving first-hand experience of a "broken" NHS.
Also on the podcast: Plan B restrictions are finally on the way out, but will Boris Johnson be going with them? Our co-pilots look into their crystal ball, and weigh up the runners and riders were a Tory leadership election to take place.
Allison will be replying to comments beneath this article on Thursday 20th January 11am-12pm: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2022/01/20/planet-normal-question-isnt-whether-boris-johnson-should-stay/ |
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:02.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:03.0 | ...podcasts. |
| 0:10.0 | I actually thought watching Boris Johnson, |
| 0:13.0 | ah, he's had a night's sleep and he's eaten his three shreddies |
| 0:16.0 | because I thought he had a bit more Vim and Brio today. |
| 0:20.0 | You all had all of the data, the world's data on Covid |
| 0:25.0 | at your fingertips, and you were never scared enough |
| 0:28.0 | to stay a part of all of the rules. |
| 0:31.0 | Nobody ever solved an airborne virus transmission |
| 0:34.0 | with a one-way system in Tesco. |
| 0:37.0 | I said that the way that most people wear their masks |
| 0:40.0 | make them as much use as a chocolate fire guard. |
| 0:49.0 | Welcome once again to Planet Normal, |
| 0:51.0 | the Telugu-off podcast with Alison Pearson. |
| 0:53.0 | Hello. |
| 0:54.0 | And me, Liam Halligan. |
| 0:56.0 | Can Boris cling on? |
| 0:58.0 | We asked that question at the top of last week's Planet Normal. |
| 1:01.0 | And seven days later, the same question dominates British politics even more so. |
| 1:07.0 | Public anger about partygate has, if anything, intensified |
| 1:11.0 | with the Prime Minister's attempted apologies for the downing street lockdown drinks |
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