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Oh God, What Now?

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Oh God, What Now?

Podmasters

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Boris Johnson’s in hot water…again. The former PM has thrown an epic tantrum over the COVID inquiry wanting unredacted WhatsApp messages. What will the Government do next – and will there be any end to this row? Plus our panel discusses “safe pair of hands” Jeremy Hunt. What’s going on with the MIA Chancellor? “Johnson is the dead cat here and the reticence has to do with how many other people will be implicated.” – Alex Andreou “Where is Hunt? Is he sitting back preparing for his leadership bid?” – Hannah Fearn “There needs to be a precedent set… we deserve a detailed inquiry.” – Hannah Fearn “What Tories are trying to do is change the topic, from something where people disagree with you to something where they nod and say you’re right.” – Seth Thévoz  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn, Seth Thévoz  and Alex Andreou. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Alex Rees & Chris Jones. Audio production by Alex Rees. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Andrew Harrison, welcome to Oh God What Now.

0:08.6

Will we guarantee no succession finale spoilers?

0:11.5

We are saving them all for a special one-off mini cast, which will be with you very soon,

0:17.0

plastered with warnings, so don't listen to it unless you've seen the show.

0:20.4

But in the meantime, the main program.

0:22.8

This time, the cabinet office is locked in a battle with the COVID inquiry of a Boris

0:27.0

Johnson's unredacted WhatsApp messages, diaries and notebooks, which are totally private

0:31.9

and confidential and you should be ashamed of yourself for wanting to look at them.

0:35.9

Should ministers expect a bit of privacy?

0:38.0

Is COVID rising from the dead?

0:40.0

And who will rid the Conservatives of this troublesome former Prime Minister?

0:43.8

Plus, wherein the world is Jeremy Hunt, he was brought in as a safe pair of hands, but

0:48.6

inflation is stubbornly refusing to fall as planned.

0:52.0

Interest rates are still rising, and voters and Tory backbentures are restive.

0:56.2

Can the government eke out the rest of its term on small boats and woke bashing when,

1:01.0

in fact, it's the economy soonak?

1:03.2

And of course, we'll have the escape routes that take our minds off the outfall from Britain's

1:07.5

political sewage pipes.

1:08.7

Let's meet today's panel.

1:10.4

Dr Seth Tevo is the author of Behind Closed Doors, the secret life of London Private

1:14.5

Members Clubs.

1:15.5

He's the best dressed chap on the Ogwyn team, and he's appearing at the Stoke Newington

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