Are the Tories plotting to get rid of Rishi Sunak?
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Today, we look at whether the Conservative party could be looking to get rid of another prime minister, as an ex minister calls for him to go.
Chris has been speaking to Sir Simon Clarke who says his party are on course for “a shattering defeat” at the next election.
Adam and Chris are joined by former adviser to David Cameron and director of the ResPublica think tank, Phillip Blond. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Sam McLaren and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, newscaster is coming to you from the BBC in Bristol because I was doing something |
| 0:08.8 | in the West Country today, but all the news is from Westminster, not the West of England because there's been yet more shenanigans |
| 0:15.1 | in the Tory party. But before I dive into that, while I'm waiting for Chris to arrive in the studio |
| 0:19.7 | because he's had a busy day, just checking the discord. |
| 0:22.8 | And my whole Harry Potter watching mission |
| 0:25.6 | has become known as Harry Pottergate amongst commenters |
| 0:29.1 | on the discord, mainly people disappointed |
| 0:31.9 | that I'm watching the films and not reading the books or listening to the audio books because everyone says that's a much better way of experiencing the Wizarding world. |
| 0:41.0 | All I'd say is it's a much more time-consuming way of doing it. |
| 0:44.8 | And I've got a podcast to make, like this one. |
| 0:47.0 | Newscast. |
| 0:48.0 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:49.6 | Why can't people buy a house? |
| 0:51.3 | Look at their wages. Do you have any questions on things that are not related to math? People who... people who say that we were partying simply do not know what they are talking |
| 0:58.6 | about the era of global warming has ended the era of global boiling has arrived. |
| 1:03.8 | It's the first time ever I've been able to say, well done Kia. |
| 1:07.6 | I'll end by tempting her to update newscast and update this house. |
| 1:11.6 | The Prime Minister is not under a desk. |
| 1:14.5 | Hello, it's Adam in the studio in Bristol. |
| 1:17.0 | And it's Chris at Westminster. |
| 1:18.4 | And we're going to be talking this whole episode |
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