Can't Take My Eyes Off HS2

Podlitical

BBC

Government, News

4.6 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

With HS2's future unclear, conversation at the Tory conference gets railroaded. The team discuss the rumours and speculation swirling at the Conservative party conference in Manchester, with both delegates and opposition seeking clarity on what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce regarding the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2. What would the cancellation mean for Scotland, and has the speculation overshadowed the other announcements during conference? The team also look ahead to Labour's conference coming up and how the mood may be in the opposition party. Also, can anything be read from *that* video of Nigel Farage and Priti Patel dancing in terms of a tone shift in the Tories?

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0:00.0	One of the biggest art thefts in Scottish history.
0:04.2	In 2003, the Madonna of the Armwinder by Leonardo da Vinci was stolen.
0:09.6	They obviously knew what they wanted and took the painting and then it went quiet.
0:13.4	An investigation to reveal the truth.
0:16.0	It's crazy, you know, this doesn't even happen in movies.
0:18.6	He got greedy. He was trying to do deals for himself.
0:21.3	Including previously unhaired recordings.
0:24.1	I won't do what you instruct in a letter.
0:26.9	The Missing Madonna.
0:28.5	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:35.2	You're listening to BBC Scotland.
0:40.3	Hi, you're listening to BBC Scotland. Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast that brings you an inside look at the big stories coming out of Holly Roads and Westminster.
0:48.4	It is nine minutes past one on Tuesday the 3rd of October. I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow. And today I'm
0:55.9	joined by. I'm Phil Sim, a journalist based at the Scottish Parliament. I'm Georgia Roberts, a journalist
1:01.0	based in Westminster, but coming to you this week today from Manchester at Conservative Party
1:07.6	Conference. Yes, Georgia, how's it been going? It's been incredibly interesting.
1:14.1	I'm sure that not everything that has happened
1:17.3	over the past couple of days,
1:19.5	but 24 hours in particular was what Downing Street had in mind
1:22.9	for what they wanted to get out of this conference.
1:26.5	But certainly for us, it's been great fun to cover things coming out of woodworks all over the place
1:34.1	that people don't necessarily expect.
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