How can Rishi Sunak hold the Tories together? – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

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🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Faced with a country brought almost to a standstill by strikes, a cost of living crisis, and an increasingly desperate situation in the channel, just what should the Conservative Party be doing to get a grip on the situation? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the Conservative peer and former Downing Street chief of staff Gavin Barwell, and the political strategist Jo Tanner, to ask if, after 12 years in power, the Tories are running out of road.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:11.8	Once again, people are dying as they're trying cross the English Channel.
0:15.5	This week's tragedy came as Rishi Sunak doubled down on plans to stop people
0:19.6	coming to the UK using so-called small boats.
0:22.8	It is not just our asylum system that needs fundamental reform.
0:27.3	Our laws need reform too.
0:30.4	This latest development comes in the midst of four days of train strikes
0:35.0	and a walk up by nurses and the government's still refusing to negotiate about pay.
0:39.9	I could spend the next hour telling you why I believe very strongly that there are
0:44.4	bully boy tactics being used.
0:46.2	Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is leading a divided party which seems ready to once again
0:50.7	go into meltdown if he fails.
0:52.5	And you wonder how long can Rishi Sunak hold it all together?
0:56.7	I'm John Harris and you'll listen to politics weekly UK for The Guardian.
1:04.8	Joining me today are the former Downing Street Chief of Staff and Conservative
1:08.5	here, Gavin Barwell and the political strategist Joe Tanna.
1:11.6	Hello to you both.
1:12.7	Hi.
1:13.4	Hi.
1:14.6	Thank you for joining us.
1:15.8	Today we'll be talking about the Conservatives and the state they're in after 12 years of power.
1:20.9	Who and what are the party about today?
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