How the stopwatch began on Truss’ time in Downing Street
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 21 October 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
We look back on what can only be described as a total bonkers week in Westminster: how Liz Truss became the shortest and one of the worst prime ministers in British history, the very sticky end, and crucially what happens next - including the question on everyone’s lips: will Boris Johnson return? Our political editor George Parker and associate editor Camilla Cavendish will be unpacking it all with special guest Paul Goodman, editor of the Conservative Home website.
Produced by Howie Shannon. The sound engineers were Breen Turner and Jan Sigsworth.
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| 0:33.2 | Liz Truss' catastrophic 44 days as Prime Minister came to a sharp end this week |
| 0:38.7 | as the Conservative Party embarked on yet another leadership race. |
| 0:43.2 | We delivered on energy bills, on on cutting national insurance. |
| 0:48.8 | And we set out a vision for a low tax, high-growth economy |
| 0:53.5 | that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit. |
| 0:57.8 | I recognise though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate |
| 1:03.4 | on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. |
| 1:07.2 | I have therefore spoken to his majesty the King to notify him |
| 1:11.9 | that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party. |
| 1:17.2 | Welcome to Payne's Politics, your essential insider guide to Westminster |
| 1:21.3 | from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 1:24.8 | In this episode, we'll be looking back on what can only be described |
| 1:28.1 | as a completely bonkers week in Westminster. |
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