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The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Another Reform UK candidate has stepped down to back the Tories as the “vast majority” of her fellow candidates are “racist, misogynistic and bigoted”, the Conservatives have launched an attack campaign on Keir Starmer, claiming he is work-shy, and the Tory leadership contest may or may not be underway.
Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor, is joined by Freddie Hayward, political correspondent.
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| 0:40.0 | associate political editor of the New Statesman |
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| 0:54.4 | in the studio by Freddie Haywood political correspondent at the new state. It's meant |
| 0:58.3 | Freddie we're so close. How are you feeling? Are you still alive? I'm |
| 1:01.3 | ready to be done. You're ready to be done Friday morning yeah |
| 1:03.8 | I'm looking forward to people walking up down the street I don't really get who it is at |
| 1:06.6 | this point I just want it I want someone to do that so yeah we're |
| 1:08.9 | nearly there nearly there well the big story of today is reform really because a second reform candidate has suspended |
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