Post-election pod: How will Labour govern? And who will take charge of the Tories?
Radical with Amol Rajan
BBC
4.5 • 919 Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
It’s the afternoon after the night before and Amol and Nick are back after 14 hours of live radio for a post-election podcast.
How will Keir Starmer govern as prime minister? Will the Conservative leadership contest be taken over by Nigel Farage? How did the Liberal Democrats do so well? And why has there been such a pronounced splintering overnight in British politics?
Plus – an update on pod squadder Alex’s election night cross stitching!
If you have a question you’d like to Amol and Nick to answer get in touch by sending us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 or email us Today@bbc.co.uk
Episodes of The Today Podcast will continue to land on Mondays and Wednesdays post-election and look out for bonus Q&A episodes. Subscribe on BBC Sounds to get Amol and Nick's take on the new government, with insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme.
The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK’s most influential radio news programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor.
You can listen to the latest episode of The Today Podcast anytime on your smart speaker by saying “Alexa, Ask BBC Sounds for The Today Podcast.”
The senior producer is Tom Smithard, the producer is Hazel Morgan. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from Hannah Montgomery. Digital production from Elliot Ryder.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, it's Amol in the Today Podcast studio for a little post-election chat. |
| 0:10.1 | And it's Nick. |
| 0:11.2 | On my way out of the country, actually. |
| 0:13.6 | What? Where are you? |
| 0:14.6 | Next to an airport. I'm going to your wedding. |
| 0:16.5 | Yeah, I do think you need to get your mates to arrange their weddings around the constitutional needs of the United Kingdom if you can. |
| 0:23.2 | Okay, look, we're going to be discussing the key details, what the results mean, |
| 0:26.8 | trying to explain the deeper currents that unfolded over the past 18 hours or so. |
| 0:32.9 | And crucially, Nick, answer the question of what happens now. |
| 0:35.2 | Yes, and that is fascinating, isn't it? |
| 0:37.2 | Because as we reflect on this extraordinary result, answer the question of what happens now. Yes, and that is fascinating, isn't it? |
| 0:44.7 | Because as we reflect on this extraordinary result, not just the Labour landslide, but all that's happening beneath the surface, all the change that is taking place in British politics, |
| 0:50.2 | so much could change as a result of that one election. |
| 0:54.8 | So with our fourth episode of this week in response to popular and indeed fast-growing demand, |
| 1:01.1 | before I say our magic motto, I should say lots and lots of you have requested that we use the music recorded at our live show. |
| 1:10.2 | And your wish is our command and therefore |
| 1:13.0 | here it is let's do it I'm going to be I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm going to be. I'm going to do what this podcast, |
| 2:12.9 | the today podcast was set up to do. Take a step back and look at what's been happening in the news. |
| 2:19.1 | Now, you also need to stay with us for a very special update about that cross-stitch from PodSquard |
| 2:26.8 | member Alex Insurray. Yeah, I've got a feeling. I haven't heard the voice note, which I think is imminent. |
| 2:33.1 | I've got a feel we may have somewhat misrepresented the amount of time it takes to do a cross-stitch. |
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