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The News Agents

Are we about to see the last day of Tory rule ?

The News Agents

Global

Politics, Daily News, Government, News

4.15.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Fourteen years is a long time for any one party to be in government. Today we reflect on some of the moments of the last five Conservative governments and how things have shifted - societally, economically and in the media.

We also bring you news of George Galloway's big donor - a man accused of human trafficking - and discuss the missing postal vote saga and the impact it might have.

Editor: Tom Hughes

Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus

Video Production: Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly, Arvind Badewal

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0:00.0

The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity.

0:08.1

This is a global player original podcast.

0:12.0

10 o'clock. And this is what we're saying. It's going to be a hung parliament with the Conservatives as the largest party.

0:20.8

The Majesty of the Queen has asked me to form a new government, and I have accepted.

0:26.6

Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed.

0:32.6

Compared with a decade ago, this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad,

0:39.3

and that is something we should all be grateful for.

0:42.3

And on behalf of the whole country, I'd like to pay tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister

0:47.3

for his long record of dedicated public service.

0:51.3

In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where no party

0:57.0

has an overall majority and we have some deep and pressing problems, a huge deficit, deep social

1:05.0

problems and a political system in need of reform. For those reasons, I aim to form a proper and full coalition

1:14.6

between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.

1:17.6

This is a new government, and it's a new kind of government.

1:21.6

Yes.

1:23.6

Welcome, all right. It's going well, it's very, very well organised.

1:31.3

What they do?

1:32.3

I will hand over as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Clacton, Douglas Cariswell.

1:39.3

Good morning.

1:43.3

I'm today leaving the Conservative Party and joining UK.

1:47.0

Three years ago I committed to the British people that I would renegotiate our position in the European Union and hold an in-out referendum.

1:57.0

Now I am delivering on that commitment.

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