Behind the scenes of the Tory government’s fall from power - Part 1
Electoral Dysfunction
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4.6 • 659 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
For their final podcasts of 2024, Beth and Ruth ask how the Conservatives fell from power and they get the inside track on Labour's election campaign from Harriet.
In Part 1, Penny and Gillian look back at the low mood in the party at the end of 2023, going into the election year.
What led Rishi Sunak to call the election early? And just how bad was it to have a front seat to the dysfunction?
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| 0:00.0 | Now time to thank our partner for this episode The Economist. |
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| 1:26.6 | We really want to go to Smith's Toy Super, Smyth's Toy Super, Spits' Toy Super stores. Toy Superstores. Hello and welcome to a special edition of Electoral Disfunction with me, Beth Rigby. |
| 1:42.8 | Me Ruth Davidson. |
| 1:43.7 | Me Harriet Harmon. |
| 1:45.2 | Now this is part one of our end of year box set |
| 1:48.8 | because we are taking you behind the scenes |
| 1:52.4 | of the 2024 general election |
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