EMQs: Could George Osborne still be a Tory MP?
Political Currency
Persephonica
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Is the modern Conservative Party a repudiation of the Cameron-Osborne years? George Osborne is challenged by Ed Davey, who asks him to consider whether Kemi Badenoch's leadership means there's no place for him in the party he once helped lead.
Then, Ed Balls sets the record straight on one of New Labour's defining policies, revealing the true story behind making the Bank of England independent and taking credit from both Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.
Also on the agenda: the breaking of unwritten rules during party conference season, the politics of attending the Women's Rugby World Cup final, and the Brexit parallels of trying to reform the ECHR.
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Assistant Producer: Caillin McDaid
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