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Politics Weekly UK

Ready for Rishi? Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Rishi Sunak has promised to fix the mistakes made by his predecessor Liz Truss. But only a day into the job, the new PM is already facing criticism for his decision to reappoint Suella Braverman as home secretary. The Guardian’s Gaby Hinsliff is joined by the political strategist Jo Tanner and Will Tanner, the director of the centre-right thinktank Onward, to look at what bumps in the road lie ahead for Sunak. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:11.8

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he's the man to clear up the mess his predecessor left behind.

0:17.4

Some mistakes were made and I have been elected as leader of my party in part to fix them.

0:27.4

But only a day into the job he's already needy in controversy.

0:31.6

Was his home secretary right to resign last week for a breach of security?

0:37.6

Sunak says he's going back to the 2019 manifesto which gave the Conservatives a mandate

0:42.8

but can the Tories really pretend that the last few chaotic months just didn't happen?

0:46.8

I'm Gabby Hinsliff, Inford John Harris and you're listening to Politics Weekly UK for The Guardian.

0:57.4

Joining me today are the political strategist Joe Tanner and Will Tanner,

1:01.8

absolutely no relation, director of the centre-right think tank,

1:04.8

onward and former adviser to Theresa May, number 10. Hello, both.

1:08.3

Hello, Gabby.

1:09.6

Hi.

1:10.4

It's great to have you with us.

1:11.9

Before we come to the new Prime Minister, a quick word on the old one.

1:16.3

Both of you have worked for senior politicians.

1:18.4

If you were advising Liz Trust now, what would you be suggesting she does next?

1:23.9

I mean, Ed Balls and Strictly at work for him, do you think she could do something like that, Joe?

1:30.1

That's not a bad suggestion, actually.

1:31.9

And I honestly don't know.

1:34.0

I think we are in very strange times that there are now three former Prime Ministers sitting behind

1:39.6

Richie Sunak in the Chamber, which I'm not sure has ever happened before.

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