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Politics Unpacked

Focus Group: Stop Being So Weak

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Has Keir Starmer sealed the deal with undecided voters? In the latest Times Radio Focus Group, Matt and James Johnson from JL Partners find that while Rishi Sunak's attempt to become the change candidate hasn't landed so far, Starmer is still seen as 'weak' and 'vanilla'.


Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Holehouse discuss disinformation and the Israel-Hamas war, what the Captain Tom donation story says about Britain, and how to get rid of bedbugs.



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