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Planet Normal

A Tory hammering

Planet Normal

Louisa Wells

News, News Commentary, Current Affairs, Telegraph, Society & Culture, Planet Normal, News And Current Affairs

4.72.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

With the local elections across England and Wales all over, who were the real winners and losers? And did the Tories really get hammered? Only your co-pilots have the answers.

Liam ponders whether the Tory Party can hold it together long enough to get some sort of bounce back from potential impending economic uplifts.

Whilst Allison thinks Tory mutiny is no longer a threat and that the plotters have given up all chance of a potential new leader.

And what about Reform’s Nigel Farage? Will he? Won't he?


Also hopping aboard to chat about the local election results, and what it means for his Party, is Conservative MP for Romford, Andrew Rosindell.



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Read Allison ‘I’m not a Covid conspiracy theorist. I was right’:  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/02/im-not-a-covid-conspiracy-theorist-i-was-right/ |

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Orlando Bird, the Telegraph Letters Editor.

0:05.0

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0:15.3

I survey the week's best contributions on the subjects you care about most.

0:20.2

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0:25.0

And most importantly, what's the correct way to boil an egg?

0:29.0

Sign up and join the debate at telegraph.co. UK

0:33.8

forward slash letters. We're losing track of all the disgrace Tory MPs who are having to stand down, aren't we?

0:49.0

I'm very worried. I think people are sleep walking into allowing the most left-wing

0:54.5

Labour government in history the opportunity to seize power.

0:58.0

Nigel Farage in the wings will he won't he that will have a big bearing on the upcoming general election

1:04.2

two I was a student protester Halligan god why doesn't that surprise me

1:09.4

one

1:14.0

we have left off We have the star. Welcome once again to Planet Normal, the Telegraph Podcast with Allison Pearson.

1:21.0

Hello.

1:22.0

And me Liam Halligan. So no surprise that the Tories got hammered in last

1:26.7

week's local elections across England Allison but perhaps they didn't do as badly

1:30.9

as some thought. Let's see what Velma thinks. No pressure. Is the plot to oust Rishi

1:36.7

Sunak now over? Or could Repultory MPs concern that the Prime Minister isn't conservative

1:41.9

enough, still move against him

1:44.3

before a general election expected this autumn.

1:46.9

Sunak's immediate attempts to rebuild post-local election party morale

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