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All Out Politics

Looking forward: Labour, Queen's Speech and Covid Inquiry

All Out Politics

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News, Government

4.2156 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Adam Boulton and guests examine the fallout from last week's elections from a Labour perspective and assess the government's policy agenda following the Queen's Speech.

They also look ahead to the public inquiry into the government's handling of coronavirus pandemic.

Joining Adam this week are the Assistant Comment Editor at The Telegraph Olivia Utley, The Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig.

Transcript

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0:35.9

Hello, welcome to All That Politics Podcast. I'm Adam Bolton.

0:38.7

Joining me this week are the Assistant Comrade Editor at the Daily Telegraph, Oliver Rutley,

0:43.0

the Guardian colonist, Polly Toinby, and Sky's Chief Political Correspondent John Craig.

0:47.9

Well, this week we're going to look at what else, the fallout from last week's elections,

0:52.2

and what it means for the Labour Party, who seem to have come out worst.

0:56.4

We'll also look at the government's policy agenda laid out in the Queen's speech,

1:02.1

and look ahead to that public inquiry, which Mr Johnson confirmed,

1:07.9

is now going to take place into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

1:16.6

Well, the interesting thing about the election results is that afterwards people spent more time

1:21.2

talking about the Labour Party, which didn't do too well than they did about the S&P or

1:27.0

indeed the Conservatives who had more to write home about.

1:29.8

Here's what two leading figures in Labour had to say.

1:33.0

I take full responsibility for the results and I will take full responsibility for fixing things.

1:40.4

We have changed as a party, but we haven't set out a strong enough case to the country.

1:46.5

I think the results were mixed across the country.

1:48.4

We did well in London, in Manchester, in Liverpool, in Wells, relieved to finally stop seeing a decline of our party in Scotland.

1:56.9

But clearly they were mixed.

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