Mission Impossible: Smashing The Class Ceiling
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Keir Starmer says he's running a 'mission-led government', and this week Adam Boulton is looking at all five of his missions. Today it's his plan to break down the barriers to opportunity and smash the 'class ceiling'. Will it work, and what is oracy?
Plus: Columnists James Heale and Rachel Cunliffe discuss whether the PM can risk taking a holiday, whether Mel Stride could win the Tory leadership contest, and why Parliament is crumbling.
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