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Dover, debates and (rail) disruption – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

Politics, News

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Another week of blue-on-blue infighting, as Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak take chunks out of each other in a series of television debates. To assess the fallout, Rafael Behr sits in for John Harris and is joined by the Observer’s Sonia Sodha and Will Tanner from the centre-right thinktank Onward. And after Wednesday’s rail strikes, we look at how the public feel when it comes to nationalisation. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:10.4

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have been going head-to-head

0:13.0

in a series of live TV debates this week.

0:16.0

And it's been pretty feisty.

0:19.4

Please let Liz Truss answer it.

0:20.8

Please let her answer it.

0:22.0

Please let Liz Truss answer it.

0:22.9

Please let Liz Truss answer it.

0:25.6

With more debates and interviews expected this week,

0:28.4

we'll look at whether anyone really needs this much exposure to the candidates.

0:33.4

And last time rail workers went on strike,

0:35.8

RMT Boss Mick Lynch.

0:37.6

Well, he went a bit viral with his no-nonsense interviews.

0:40.6

And he's back.

0:41.6

He's also got something to say about Frontrunner Liz Truss.

0:45.2

Well, I think she's the right way to fund the ventures.

0:47.1

Actually, I think we're going to have one of the most extreme leaders that we've used to teach.

0:52.4

Probably not a surprise that he's no fan of a Tory cabinet minister,

0:55.6

but does anyone have a way to get passengers moving again?

0:59.0

I'm Raphael Baer, sitting in for John Harris,

1:01.5

and you're listening to Politics Weekly UK for the Guardian.

1:09.2

It's joining me today are the observer columnist, Sonya Soda,

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