Labour’s Emily Thornberry promises a “no bullshit” manifesto

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🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Can the Labour Party save the UK? Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry is challenged by Nish and Coco over her party’s attack ads, and on the Labour manifesto - which she promises will help young people, and be bullshit free. Find out why she thinks being Labour leader is the hardest job in the world, and what she got up to behind the bike sheds with David Cameron.

Plus, Mr Sunak goes to Washington, Prince Harry goes to court, and a familiar Brexit campaigner returns (clue: his blood type is real ale). Plus find out why Nish feels like he’s in Mad Max, and why Coco is celebrating Bristol’s toilets!

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Guests:

Emily Thornberry, Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, and Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Pod Save the UK. I'm Coco Khan.
0:03.1	And I'm Nish Kumar. Don't worry, we haven't fallen out
0:05.6	and are refusing to share the same studio together.
0:07.9	No, no. This week, Nish is bringing a little Canadian flavour to the show.
0:11.6	Yes, I'm in Toronto on a family holiday,
0:15.1	which whilst lovely for me is absolutely no editorial use for us more so ever.
0:19.7	But don't worry, keeping me company in the studio instead,
0:22.1	is Labour's shadow attorney general, Emily Thornbury?
0:25.4	Yes, that's right. We're going to find out if Labour has got what it takes
0:28.6	to save the UK.
0:37.6	Hi, Nish. How's Canada treating you?
0:40.2	I read in the news today that Toronto is experiencing some substantial air pollution
0:46.2	due to wildfires.
0:48.2	Yeah, the Toronto sky has got an unsettling shade of red brown.
0:53.2	Oh, gosh.
0:54.7	I don't think it's ever a compliment when people say things feel a bit like Mad Max.
0:59.9	Like, that's never a good comparison to draw.
1:03.6	And so, yeah, it's gone.
1:05.3	It's a little bit of Mad Max in the background at Toronto at the moment.
1:09.7	All right. Okay. I was going to make a joke about you being over there for a trade deal,
1:13.7	but given the kind of natural apocalypse you're facing, it seems a bit maybe too soon.
1:19.2	No, yeah, it's definitely, it's dusty out in those Toronto streets.
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