Boris Johnson: Our Next Prime Minister?
The News Agents
Global
4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
In the week to end all weeks, we've lurched from the shortest prime ministerial era *ever* to the potential return of the last PM... who's only been an ex-PM for 45 days. The race to be our next Conservative Prime Minister is well and truly on (again!).
Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt has already thrown her hat into the ring, and the rumour is that former Chancellor Rishi Sunak will follow too.
Jon and Lewis speak to former Special Advisor to Boris Johnson, Henry Newman, about whether the ex-PM will run, and what it means for the party.
And Matt Forde, of the British Scandal podcast, joins Lewis and Jon in the studio to talk about the blurred lines between politics and comedy... and why, if you don't laugh sometimes, you'll cry.
Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi
Deputy Editor: Gabriel Radus
Executive Producer: Ellie Clifford
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.1 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:12.8 | So you might remember it wasn't so long ago. |
| 0:15.5 | In fact, it was three months and one day when our former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said this. |
| 0:22.4 | For now, I want to thank you, Mr Speaker. |
| 0:25.5 | I want to thank all the wonderful staff of the House of Combs. |
| 0:27.4 | I want to thank all my friends and colleagues. |
| 0:28.7 | I want to thank my rival friend opposite, Mr. Speaker. |
| 0:31.7 | I want to thank everybody here. |
| 0:33.7 | And, Astor-la-vista, baby. |
| 0:36.8 | Thank you. |
| 0:38.3 | Astellivista, baby. Thank you. Astel deista, baby. |
| 0:39.7 | See you soon. |
| 0:41.4 | None of us quite thought |
| 0:42.3 | maybe it would be |
| 0:43.0 | quite this soon. |
| 0:45.1 | But it seems that Boris Johnson, |
| 0:48.1 | on this occasion, |
| 0:49.4 | true to his word, |
| 0:50.7 | may be making a comeback |
| 0:52.7 | because all the talk, all the buzz at Westminster is about |
| 0:57.5 | the big beast getting back into the ring because once again, in Boris Johnson terms, |
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