Sunak versus the strikes
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Rishi Sunak confronted a growing wave of industrial unrest facing the UK with tough new proposals for anti-strike laws, but will they work?
We explore how the prime minister is handling the challenges of the winter ahead and whether we’re any closer to a “Sunakism”.
Plus, we discuss the Edinburgh Reforms of financial services and whether they will boost growth and help the City of London flourish after Brexit.
Presented by Sebastian Payne, with chief UK political columnist Robert Shrimsley, deputy opinion editor Miranda Green, political editor George Parker and business editor Dan Thomas.
Produced by Anna Dedhar and Howie Shannon. The sound engineers were Breen Turner and Jan Sigsworth.
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| 0:58.0 | Welcome to Payne's Politics, your essential insider guide to Westminster |
| 1:10.7 | from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 1:14.5 | In this week's episode we'll be examining how the Prime Minister is dealing |
| 1:18.4 | with yet more strikes and more discontent in public services |
| 1:22.5 | and more unrest from the leader of the opposition who you heard at the top. |
| 1:26.9 | Has Sunak worked out what his government is for |
| 1:29.7 | and how it's going to fend off those attacks from both labour |
| 1:32.8 | and the resurgent reform party. |
| 1:35.4 | Chief political commentator Robert Schrimsley will dissect |
| 1:38.4 | with our deputy opinion editor Miranda Greene. |
| 1:41.8 | And later we'll be exploring the number of reforms of financial services announced by the |
| 1:46.9 | Chancellor Jeremy Hunt this week in an effort to take advantage of Brexit |
| 1:51.6 | and the regulatory freedoms for the city of London. |
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