Can Boris Johnson defend the indefensible?
The News Agents
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4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Boris Johnson has submitted evidence to the Privileges Committee which will be judging whether he set out to mislead the House of Commons over Partygate.
He argues that 'he was advised he wasn't breaking any rules' - which might seem odd coming from the person who in fact made up those rules. We now await publication of his defence.
Also today - why the DUP won't vote for Sunak's latest Brexit deal: The Windsor Framework.
And - on Iranian New Year we speak to Anoosheh Ashoori and his daughter Elika. Anoosheh emerged from Evin prison a year ago after being falsely arrested. He tells us of his hunger strike, his suicide attempts and his torture - and why he's now feeling optimistic for Iran.
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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 | We're going to be talking today about a man with multiple wives. |
| 0:16.6 | And I know the man you're all thinking of. |
| 0:18.7 | And yes, we are going to be talking about Boris Johnson in just a moment. |
| 0:22.3 | But there is another man with even more wives. |
| 0:25.9 | I think this might be the fifth. |
| 0:28.6 | He's getting married again. |
| 0:29.7 | It's Rupert Murdoch. |
| 0:31.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:32.0 | He's given an interview to the New York Post. |
| 0:35.1 | I was very nervous. |
| 0:36.9 | I dreaded falling in love. But I knew this would be my |
| 0:40.0 | last. It better be. I'm happy. Murdoch also goes on to say, we're both looking forward to |
| 0:48.2 | spending the second half of our lives together. Now, Rupert Murdoch is 92 years old. That would suggest he is |
| 0:59.2 | planning on living until 184. His new bride and Leslie Smith is 66. And I think in the week that |
| 1:08.6 | we are expecting, the final series of succession, there's perhaps a salutary lesson for children everywhere, not to take succession for granted. |
| 1:18.8 | Welcome to the newsagents. |
| 1:23.7 | The newsagents. |
| 1:25.9 | It's John. |
| 1:27.1 | It's Emily. I have now taken executive. It's John. It's Emily. |
| 1:27.9 | I have now taken executive action and stop John Soaple from leaving the room. |
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