Does Rishi Sunak give a sh*t about the climate?

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News, News Commentary, Government

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Does Rishi Sunak care about the climate crisis? A former minister accuses him of apathy, and a leaked memo suggests he’s considering rolling back one of the UK’s key financial climate pledges. Just Stop Oil’s Chloe Naldrett joins Nish and Coco with a personal message for the Prime Minister. While we’re recording, Wimbledon becomes the latest sporting event to be hit by protestors, so we drag Chloe back into the studio to give us an instant reaction. She also tells why being shouted at by Piers Morgan was worth it, and why she was willing to go to prison for what she believed in. Plus advice on how you can get involved if you’re feeling helpless about climate change.

Nish and Coco examine Rishi Sunak’s grilling by the House of Commons Liaison Committee. Meanwhile his enemies within the party form a new not-so-supergroup called The New Conservatives - although they’re singing a familiar song…about “culturally secure borders”.

Plus Coco has a run in with Twitter and reveals that she loves a parody knock off fashion item - and heroes and villains returns, much to the relief of Nish’s mum!

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Guests:

Chloe Naldrett, spokesperson for Just Stop Oil

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Potsai B.K. I'm Coco Khan and I'm Nishkumar.
0:18.0	Is there any cause you believe in so strongly that you'd be willing to sacrifice your freedom
0:22.6	for it? If you're watching this video, I'm in prison.
0:27.3	I'm in prison because of action that I have consciously taken as part of the campaign
0:31.8	of civil resistance against this government.
0:34.4	That's Chloe Naltreth, theatre producer, mother of two, just-stop-oil activist and a guest
0:39.4	on this week's show.
0:40.6	We're really soon at hitting out against eco-zellots whilst leaving the climate crisis off
0:45.1	to his list of five priorities.
0:47.2	It's time to ask who side are we on and is it time to just-stop-oil?
0:53.7	Welcome to Potsai B.K. Hi, Coco.
0:55.4	Hi, Nish.
0:56.4	How's your week been?
0:57.4	Do you know what?
0:58.4	It's been surprisingly good thanks to a unlikely wellness intervention from Space Karen
1:05.0	AKA Elon Musk.
1:06.0	What?
1:07.0	What?
1:08.0	Did you not have that thing where you had your Twitter limited?
1:11.6	I don't know.
1:12.6	My relationship with Twitter has drifted somewhat.
1:16.9	Right, OK.
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