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Electoral Dysfunction

Beth Rigby Interviews.... Rishi Sunak

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby is in Japan this week as the leaders of the G7 nations meet in Hiroshima to discuss the war in Ukraine.

She sits down with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ask about new sanctions being placed on Russia, as well as questioning him on his party’s stance on immigration and his reaction to Conservative losses at the local election.

Plus, Beth is joined by producer Mollie Malone to talk about what else the G7 leaders have been discussing in Japan.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Now time to thank our partner for this episode The Economist.

0:04.3

Let's be honest, between endless news updates, social media hot takes and a 24-7 information cycle,

0:12.3

it's hard to know what to focus on or who to trust.

0:16.5

But for over 180 years, the economists' high-quality journalism has helped readers cut through the noise and makes sense of the world's most important stories.

0:27.5

One recent example was their reporting in Lincolnshire.

0:30.6

It explored whether the regions become one of the most conservative places in Britain and how local issues have shaped Lincolnshire's

0:39.0

deep-rooted right-wing politics. It's the kind of thoughtful reporting that not only informs

0:45.3

but also empowers. You come away feeling smarter, more confident and better equipped to engage

0:51.9

with complex global issues.

0:58.4

Search for the economist and make sense of the world around you.

1:02.0

What might happen if Russia attacked the UK?

1:04.8

This is clearly an enormous show of force.

1:06.7

It is definitely out of the ordinary.

1:10.9

We ran a war game with former ministers back in the hot seat.

1:11.6

Ben Wallace.

1:12.4

Amber Rudd.

1:12.9

Jack Straw.

1:17.0

It's the kind of war game that's genuinely tested inside government.

1:19.9

The Russians are signalling that there may be an attack.

1:22.5

Russian knows our weaknesses, but do you?

1:25.4

I'm Deborah Haynes from Sky News and Tortus.

1:26.6

This is the war game.

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