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Electoral Dysfunction

Raab fallout with Lord Simon McDonald, plus Aston Villa’s Christian Purslow

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Lord Simon McDonald was permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office during Dominic Raab’s time there.

He’s told Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby he thinks the former deputy prime minister, who resigned from Government after a report upheld two bullying claims against him, should apologise for his behaviour.

On the podcast this week, Beth also talks football, as she is joined by Aston Villa’s chief executive Christian Purslow with the future of the Premier League and a new government regulator for football among topics discussed.

Plus, Beth and her producer Mollie reflect on some of the week’s other big stories following the Diane Abbott racism row.

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Annie Joyce – senior podcast producer
Paul Stanworth – editor

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0:00.0

Now time to thank our partner for this episode The Economist.

0:04.3

Let's be honest, between endless news updates, social media hot takes and a 24-7 information cycle,

0:12.3

it's hard to know what to focus on or who to trust.

0:16.5

But for over 180 years, the economists' high-quality journalism has helped readers cut through the noise and makes sense of the world's most important stories.

0:27.5

One recent example was their reporting in Lincolnshire.

0:30.6

It explored whether the regions become one of the most conservative places in Britain and how local issues have shaped Lincolnshire's

0:39.0

deep-rooted right-wing politics. It's the kind of thoughtful reporting that not only informs

0:45.3

but also empowers. You come away feeling smarter, more confident and better equipped to engage

0:51.9

with complex global issues.

0:58.4

Search for the economist and make sense of the world around you.

1:02.0

What might happen if Russia attacked the UK?

1:04.8

This is clearly an enormous show of force.

1:06.7

It is definitely out of the ordinary.

1:10.9

We ran a war game with former ministers back in the hot seat.

1:11.6

Ben Wallace.

1:12.4

Amber Rudd.

1:12.9

Jack Straw.

1:17.0

It's the kind of war game that's genuinely tested inside government.

1:19.9

The Russians are signalling that there may be an attack.

1:22.4

Russian knows our weaknesses, but do you?

1:25.4

I'm Deborah Haynes from Sky News and Tortus.

1:26.6

This is the war game.

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