Rishi Sunak has already given up
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
After a day of increasing speculation, Rishi Sunak called the next general election which will take place on the 4th of July. Sadly, for him, he was almost drowned by the pouring rain, and drowned out by the pounding of D:Ream's ‘Things Can Only Get Better', the song widely known as Labour's 1997 anthem.
To kick of the New Statesman's general election coverage, the team review yesterday's events, the prime minister's potential motives, and the kickstarting of campaigns.
Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by Freddie Hayward, Rachel Cunliffe, and George Eaton.
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| 0:35.0 | Yesterday, |
| 0:37.0 | Yesterday, |
| 0:42.0 | after a day of increasing feebral speculation, our Prime Minister Rishi Sunet called the next general election. |
| 0:50.0 | Sadly for him, he was almost drowned by the pouring rain and drowned out by the blaring of Derems |
| 0:56.8 | things can only get better. That 1997 Labor anthem. |
| 1:01.8 | Hello, I'm Hannah Barnes, Associate Editor at the New Statesman, |
| 1:05.0 | and you're listening to the New Statesman podcast. |
| 1:08.0 | I am delighted to finally kick off the general election campaign season |
| 1:13.2 | 2024 today with my colleagues Freddie Haywood |
| 1:16.9 | political correspondent our associate political editor Rachel Kunleff |
| 1:21.0 | and senior editor George Eton. |
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