The Chuka Umunna One
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
BBC
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2017
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Can he block Brexit? Is he a Remaniac? Does he really think Jeremy Corbyn is like Harold Wilson? Why didn't he run for Labour leader? And is he happy to be a backbencher?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:03.0 | When I first became a political journalist, |
| 0:05.0 | I remember heading to Ten Downing Street, |
| 0:07.0 | going into the basement for those extraordinary briefings by Alistair Campbell, |
| 0:12.0 | and one of the joys he had was taunting us when we asked him about Tony Blair's worst week ever, |
| 0:18.0 | with the number of worst weeks ever that Tony Blair had. |
| 0:22.0 | My memory suggests he got to 52. |
| 0:25.0 | Well, Theresa May's not been Prime Minister long enough to get quite that many, |
| 0:29.0 | but surely, surely, this one would top the list for now. |
| 0:35.0 | And if losing two Cabinet Ministers isn't bad enough, |
| 0:38.0 | if an inquiry into a third isn't bad enough, |
| 0:42.0 | if questions about sexual harassment and secret forum policies, |
| 0:47.0 | and Iran aren't enough, there is of course still our old friend Brexit. |
| 0:52.0 | People thought they were buying a shiny new Audi with all the added extras, |
| 0:56.0 | they're now sitting in the car, it's actually not an Audi, |
| 0:59.0 | it's a clapped out old banger and it might break down. |
| 1:02.0 | At that point, do we go actually we should give the people the option of not buying the car anymore. |
| 1:07.0 | That's Chukaramuna, my guest today, |
| 1:09.0 | wants a candidate for the Labour leadership now leading the campaign against Brexit imparlemant. |
| 1:15.0 | I'll be talking to him about what we expect will dominate Westminster next week, |
| 1:19.0 | the EU withdrawal bill, and this of course, there's another crisis. |
| 1:27.0 | Hello everyone, this is afternoon live, I'm Simon McCoy. |
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