A remarkable by-election outcome
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2021
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
We analyse the remarkable by-election outcome. On top of the two biggest parliamentary defeats of his career as prime minister, we’ll look at just how much trouble Boris Johnson is in and whether he’s about to face a leadership challenge. Political editor George Parker and chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley discuss.
And we look at the coronavirus situation following a huge rise in case numbers and whether the NHS is at risk of being overwhelmed this winter. Will plan B work or will plan C be required? What would that look like? And with the Bank of England raising rates for the first time in years, how will the economy cope? Health editor Sarah Neville and economics editor Chris Giles discuss.
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| 0:00.0 | From hedge funds, to angel investors, to bull markets. |
| 0:05.0 | In the world of finance, names can sometimes be a bit misleading. |
| 0:09.0 | Take ours, for instance. |
| 0:11.0 | LSEG, aka London Stock Exchange Group. |
| 0:14.0 | We're in London, and we have a stock exchange, but that's just part of what we do. |
| 0:18.0 | Today, we connect the news, information, insights, and systems that make the markets work. |
| 0:24.0 | You see, others do some of what we do, but not everything we do. |
| 0:28.0 | LSEG |
| 0:30.0 | The Liberal Democrats thrashed the Conservatives in the North Stropshire by election on Thursday, |
| 0:38.0 | marking the end of a dire week for Boris Johnson. |
| 0:41.0 | We brought new hope to the whole nation who've been so worried and fed up with Boris Johnson. |
| 0:48.0 | We've now beaten the Conservatives in two of their safest seats this year. |
| 0:52.0 | I think the Liberal Democrats have now proven the Conservatives can be beaten and beaten anywhere. |
| 0:59.0 | Welcome to Payne's Politics, your central insider guide to what's happening in British politics from the Financial Times. |
| 1:06.0 | With me, Sebastian Payne. |
| 1:08.0 | In our last normal episode of 2021, we'll be analysing that remarkable byletian outcome, |
| 1:14.0 | which you heard Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, celebrating at the top. |
| 1:17.0 | On top of two of the biggest parliamentary defeats of his career as Prime Minister, |
| 1:21.0 | we'll be looking at just how much trouble Boris Johnson is in, |
| 1:24.0 | and whether he's about to face a leadership challenge. |
| 1:27.0 | Political editor George Parker and Chief Petal Commentator Robert Strimsley will analyse. |
| 1:32.0 | And later, we'll be looking at the coronavirus situation following a huge rise in case numbers, |
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