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Electoral Dysfunction

Southport murders – was there a ‘cover-up’?

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

As Axel Rudakubana is sentenced for the murder of three young girls and the attempted murder of 10 more people last year, Electoral Dysfunction reflects on how the prime minister has handled claims that authorities covered up how much they knew about the killer in the days and weeks after.

Beth discusses how Sir Keir Starmer answered her questions about those claims. Harriet calls for the public inquiry into the failings to be completed quickly and Ruth agrees with the PM about changing the legal definition of terrorism.

Later in the podcast – how will Donald Trump impact UK politics?

Email us at [email protected], post on X to @BethRigby, or send a WhatsApp voice note on 07934 200 444.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now time to thank our partner for this episode The Economist.

0:04.3

Let's be honest, between endless news updates, social media hot takes and a 24-7 information cycle,

0:12.3

it's hard to know what to focus on or who to trust.

0:16.5

But for over 180 years, the economists' high-quality journalism has helped readers cut through the noise and makes sense of the world's most important stories.

0:27.5

One recent example was their reporting in Lincolnshire.

0:30.6

It explored whether the regions become one of the most conservative places in Britain and how local issues have shaped Lincolnshire's

0:39.0

deep-rooted right-wing politics. It's the kind of thoughtful reporting that not only informs

0:45.3

but also empowers. You come away feeling smarter, more confident and better equipped to engage

0:51.9

with complex global issues.

0:58.5

Search for the economist and make sense of the world around you.

1:01.3

Hello, it's Giles Wittel from Tortus.

1:02.5

Welcome to the news meeting.

1:08.0

I think the danger here is that we're not as relentless as we were the first time around.

1:09.2

We have to keep that up. Just one newspaper found 30,000, thousand lies or falsehoods or misleading statements during his last term.

1:17.8

You know, Trump met the moment here because traditional media is in crisis.

1:22.6

We should be talking about how our reporting is getting into the hands of people

1:26.9

and how we're building trust with those audiences.

1:30.3

Hello and welcome to Electro Disfunction from Sky News with me, Beth Rigby.

1:46.7

Me Ruth Davidson.

1:48.0

And me Harriet Harmon.

1:49.5

Hello. It's really nice. We're back. I'm back in London. I'm in the studio with Harriet.

1:55.3

Ruth is sadly not with ours. Annoying.

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