Rishi calls a July election. What now?
The News Agents
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4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
So we finally have a date for the general election, and it’s very very soon.
How is it going to go down with the voters ? How are Tory MPs feeling about being blindsided ? And has Rishi taken a massive, optimistic gamble or just given up?
In our election special we discuss what just happened - and why.
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:08.1 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:11.7 | These uncertain times call for a clear plan and bold action to chart a course to a secure future. |
| 0:19.3 | You must choose in this election. |
| 0:21.5 | Who has that plan? |
| 0:23.3 | Who is prepared to take the bold action necessary |
| 0:25.8 | to secure a better future for our country and our children? |
| 0:30.8 | Now, I cannot and will not claim that we have got everything right. |
| 0:35.2 | It is hard to think of a more depressing way |
| 0:38.2 | to announce the biggest piece of political news |
| 0:40.7 | the country can expect to hear |
| 0:42.6 | than standing in the pouring rain |
| 0:45.0 | with the Blair 97 anthem |
| 0:46.9 | like verbal graffiti drowning you out at 10 Downing Street. |
| 0:52.3 | But beyond the optics, this news could not be bigger. |
| 0:55.4 | All year, we have speculated, we have wondered, we have tried to find out when the general |
| 1:01.0 | election is going to be. |
| 1:03.0 | On July the 4th, this country is going to have a choice. |
| 1:06.4 | Rishi Sunak himself said it, between the Prime Minister and Kea Stama. |
| 1:10.1 | And we're going to be with you |
| 1:11.0 | every step of the way. Welcome to the news agents. The news agents. It's Lewis. It's Emily. |
| 1:20.1 | And it's John in the Central European Bureau. And before we get on to election news, we have to say, |
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