Rwanda endgame, Local Elections: The Tory collapse is here

Oh God, What Now?

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🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Sunak is still adamant his Rwanda plan will ‘stop the boats’. Will it? We unpack the latest in Tory failure and cruelty. Plus, the local elections are just around the corner and some Tory councillors are literally begging Sunak to stay clear of their constituencies. What should we be looking out for come May 2nd? Then in the Extra Bit for backers, are we heading for a future where all our politicians are weird and wealthy, as Tony Blair puts it? Or are we already there? • “It will cost more to send a person to Rwanda than it would to send them to space – that was read out in Parliament.” – Hugo Rifkind • “People think Rwanda is the Tories’ worst plan…it’s not.” – Hugo Rifkind We’re on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@ohgodwhatnow www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Yasmeen Serhan, Ros Taylor and Hugo Rifkind. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production by: Robin Leeburn. Video production by: Kieron Leslie. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis.. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Must remember do not forget
0:08.0	remind me to bring photo ID
0:11.0	reminder set babe can you make sure I don't forget Photo ID. Reminder, set.
0:13.0	Babe, can you make sure I don't forget my photo ID when I vote?
0:17.0	All right, love.
0:20.0	However you remember, you'll need photo ID to vote on the 2nd of May.
0:24.7	Find out more at electoralcommission.org. UK slash voter ID.
0:30.9	Sign up to the economist for in-depth curated expert analysis of world events and topics ranging
0:36.8	from business and culture to science and technology.
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0:43.7	curated newsletters on politics, the markets, science, culture and China,
0:48.3	and full access to The Economist Podcast Plus.
0:51.6	The Economist is Independent Journalism for Independent Thinking.
0:55.8	Go to Economist.com and get your first month free. Welcome to God What Now, I'm Dorian Linsky. On today's show, Ritchie,
1:14.0	Ritchie's Ritchie's Wanda plan has passed the Commons after a vigorous round of ping-pong with the Lords. What happens next to what has somehow become
1:18.5	Sunak's flagship policy? Plus, the local elections are coming next week week with many Tory councillors and mayors saying
1:24.3	thanks but no thanks to the PM.
1:26.8	What should we be looking out for and how bad could it get for the Tories?
1:30.5	Very bad.
1:31.6	And in the extra bit for Patreon backers, Tony Blair has warned that the future of politics could be a parliament full of the weird and the wealthy.
1:37.0	With the Tory majority already eaten away by increasingly bizarre scandals,
1:41.0	I'll be already there, and why aren't we getting the MPs we deserve?
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