Summary
From a trans prisoner row to tax troubles, it's been another busy week in politics. In Holyrood, just as the dust settles from the hotly debated Gender Recognition Reform bill, a new row over a transgender rapist has broken out, and tensions grow between the Scottish Government and councils over funding for teachers. Meanwhile in Westminster, legacy crises from the Boris Johnson era put pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as his cabinet meet in Chequers, with Conservative party chairman Nadhim Zahawi facing calls to resign over a tax penalty he received when Chancellor, and the ghost of Partygate threatens to re-appear.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds |
| 0:02.4 | You're listening to BBC Scotland |
| 0:09.5 | Hi, you're listening to Political BBC Scotland's podcast |
| 0:15.7 | that brings you an inside look at the biggest stories coming out of Hollywood and Westminster. |
| 0:19.9 | It's nine minutes past two. |
| 0:22.2 | On Thursday the 26th of January, I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow, and today I'm joined by... |
| 0:28.8 | I'm Phil Sim, a journalist based at the Scottish Parliament. |
| 0:31.5 | I'm Raj Sheepsundu, a journalist based in Westminster. |
| 0:34.3 | Hello, both. |
| 0:35.2 | Hello. |
| 0:35.6 | How's it going? |
| 0:36.5 | Did you note my surprise when I said nine minutes past two? |
| 0:39.7 | Basically, we're meant to start recording it too. |
| 0:41.8 | And quite frequently, it's 20 past two before we start. |
| 0:44.4 | We're so close. |
| 0:44.9 | So I was thinking, ah, that's the closest we've been to |
| 0:47.2 | where we actually went to start for a while. |
| 0:49.0 | I mean, I was just surprised it's still January. |
| 0:51.0 | It feels like it should be June by now. It's nearly the end of January. This is the positive news. |
| 0:56.7 | I feel like that's gone really quickly. |
| 1:00.0 | Like really quickly. |
| 1:01.0 | I think you must be the only person on the planet that thinks that Rajdip. |
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