The Edition: Get Rishi
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🗓️ 15 June 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
For her cover piece, The Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls writes that Boris Johnson could be attempting to spearhead an insurgency against the prime minister. She joins the podcast alongside historian and author Sir Anthony Seldon, to discuss whether – in light of the Privileges Committee's findings – Boris is going to seriously up the ante when it comes to seeking revenge against his former chancellor. (01:02)
Also this week:
In The Spectator journalist Paul Wood writes about how Saudi Arabia is buying the world, after the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund negotiated a controlling interest in the main US golf tournament, the PGA. This took many people by surprise. He is joined by New York Times journalist Justin Scheck to debate whether MBS's motivation really is international recognition, or perhaps domestic security. (12:41)
And finally:
In the books section of the magazine Simon Heffer reviews Tim Burrow’s new book: The Invention of Essex: The Making of an English County. They both join the podcast to consider whether the 'Essex Man' as alive and well. (25:00)
Hosted by Lara Prendergast and William Moore.
Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Canacord Genuity Wealth Management, experienced wealth managers who go above and beyond to guide and support you. |
| 0:08.2 | Kandu is more than just an attitude. It's navigating today for a brighter tomorrow. |
| 0:13.3 | Visit kanduwealth.com. |
| 0:26.9 | Hello and welcome to the edition podcast from The Spectator. |
| 0:31.7 | Each week we look at three pieces from the magazine with the writers behind them. |
| 0:34.4 | I'm William Moore, the Spectator's Features Editor. |
| 0:37.5 | And I'm Laura Prendergast, the Spectator's executive editor. |
| 0:44.2 | On this week's episode, we'll be talking about Boris Johnson's revenge, how Saudi Arabia bought the world, |
| 0:50.2 | and the invention of the Essex man. First up, in her cover piece this week, the Spectator's political editor, Katie Balls, writes about how Boris is now spearheading an insurgency against |
| 0:55.9 | the Prime Minister. Katie joins us now alongside the historian and author, Sir Anthony Selden. |
| 1:02.1 | Katie, we're recording this on the day that the Privileges Committee has released their report. |
| 1:06.6 | Do you think that Boris is going to seriously up the ante when it comes to seeking revenge against Rishi? |
| 1:12.5 | I think we're in a strange situation whereby Boris Johnson is not trying to mount an immediate return. |
| 1:19.3 | He is effectively in a way consumed defeat by quitting Parliament. |
| 1:22.7 | Yet the manner in which he's going, the fact that he has two very supportive MPs who decided |
| 1:27.9 | to jump ship at the same time, linked to the peerages row, means that the risk is not so much |
| 1:34.6 | a Boris Johnson comeback this side of the election, so much as the contagion of Tory walls spreading |
| 1:41.5 | and a return to what dominated a lot of last year, when ultimately |
| 1:46.1 | Rishi Seneck managed to bring an end to it when he first took over. The question is now, |
| 1:51.8 | do things such as the poison pill left by Boris Johnson of free by elections should Nadine Doris |
| 1:56.9 | at one point officially resign, mean that Rish-Sanak's time becomes much harder in his |
| 2:02.8 | premiership gets swamped by clashing factions. |
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