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Electoral Dysfunction

Beth Rigby on Liz Truss' week. Plus, an interview with Priti Patel

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby on the week for Liz Truss and the Conservative Party: “the mood is terrible, it’s as bad as the dying days of Johnson.”

She’s joined by former home secretary Priti Patel who says “market forces” could mean a government U-turn on corporation tax becomes unavoidable.

In a wide-ranging interview, she also discusses how the Metropolitan Police handled the Sarah Everard investigation.

Producer Mollie Malone joins Beth too to read more of your emails – [email protected]

Transcript

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looking right at me.

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