Stormont returns? And Tory plotters strike again – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

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🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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After nearly two years without a government, could power sharing in Northern Ireland finally be back? And, another week, another Tory faction plotting to overthrow the prime minister. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by our political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the Spectator’s Katy Balls, to ask how much longer Rishi Sunak can stay afloat. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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1:11.4	Visit national grid.com or search for the Great Grid upgrade to find out more. After nearly two years is power sharing in Northern Ireland finally back.
1:28.6	The package of measures in totality does provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern
1:37.5	Ireland Executive.
1:40.2	Things look promising but there's still a bit of a way to go.
1:42.8	Meanwhile Rishi Sunak is still trying to stay afloat as his party is consumed by yet more
1:48.3	factional plotting.
1:49.6	They stop messing around and get behind the leader. The fact of the matter is most people in
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