Rishi Sunak's winter of discontent
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
As Rishi Sunak outlasts his predecessor in the top job, just how is he doing? With polls suggesting a heavy Conservative loss at the next election, a cost of living crisis and strikes across numerous sectors, what can we make of the prime minister’s first few weeks in power?
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| 0:30.8 | Today is Rishi Sunak's 45th day in power. |
| 0:43.4 | That's already one more than Liz Trust managed, but how is he getting on? |
| 0:48.1 | He's in an unenviable position for any Prime Minister. |
| 0:51.6 | He's facing nationwide strikes. |
| 0:53.6 | What do you want? |
| 0:55.6 | What do you want? |
| 0:57.6 | As a winter of industrial action looms, now a date is set for the biggest nurses strike in 100 years. |
| 1:03.6 | On the trains, on the roads, under airports, postal workers, teachers in Scotland and university staff, |
| 1:09.6 | strike action is bringing Britain's transport network to a halt. |
| 1:15.6 | A cost of living crisis. |
| 1:17.6 | In the city centre they're getting ready for Christmas. |
| 1:21.6 | Hard to feel tempted by the festive treats, when inflation for basics like bread and milk is at a 40-year high. |
| 1:27.6 | And a stampede of back bench MPs announcing that they won't be sticking around. |
| 1:33.6 | Matt Hancock is not going to stand as an MP at the next journal election. |
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