Boris Johnson pulls out
The News Agents
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4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The News Agents convene for a special Sunday night episode. Jon, Emily and Lewis talk through the big news breaking just an hour or so earlier that Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister, has decided *not* to throw his hat in the ring for this truncated leadership election, despite the backing of dozens of MPs and sizeable support amongst Conservative Party members.
It paves the way for one of either Rishi Sunak, ex-Chancellor, or Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, to become the UK's third premier of 2022. The former is now well and truly in the driving seat.
If you thought last week was crazy, buckle up for the next few days.
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Executive Producer: Dino Sofos
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.5 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:13.1 | So you might remember it wasn't so long ago. |
| 0:15.8 | In fact, it was three months and one day when our former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said this. |
| 0:22.7 | For now, I want to thank you, Mr Speaker. I want to thank all the wonderful staff of the Housescoms. |
| 0:27.7 | I want to thank all my friends and colleagues. I want to thank my rival friend opposite, |
| 0:31.1 | Mr Speaker. I want to thank everybody here and, |
| 0:35.1 | Astor la vista, baby. Thank you. Asta la vista, baby. Thank you. |
| 0:38.6 | Astillevista, baby, see you soon. |
| 0:41.7 | None of us quite thought maybe it would be quite this soon. |
| 0:45.4 | But it seems that Boris Johnson, on this occasion, true to his word, |
| 0:51.0 | may be making a comeback because all the talk, all the buzz at Westminster is about |
| 0:57.8 | the big beast getting back into the ring because once again, in Boris Johnson terms, |
| 1:04.7 | the ball seems to have fallen out the back of the scrum and he looks like he's going to make another |
| 1:10.7 | go to pick it up. |
| 1:12.2 | But there are so many complications about Boris Johnson returning as Prime Minister. |
| 1:20.6 | Ethics investigations hanging over him. |
| 1:23.3 | There are all sorts of other questions as well. |
| 1:26.3 | Could it really happen? |
| 1:27.9 | Welcome to the Newsagents. |
| 1:32.7 | The Newsagents. |
| 1:34.6 | This is John at Newsagents HQ. |
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