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Politics Unpacked

The Exit Interviews: Robin Walker

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Matt Chorley sits down with MPs leaving Parliament at the next election to find out about their highs and lows, their best and worst bosses, and the lessons they've learned from politics.


Conservative MP Robin Walker tells Matt why growing up with an MP in the family didn't prepare him for life in Parliament, why being Brexit minister for Theresa May was such a difficult job, and joining the queue to call for Boris Johnson to resign.


PLUS: Columnists Libby Purves and Sir Trevor Phillips discuss China's cyber-threat, why both parties have tied themselves in knots over key policies, and why Libby's column has upset people in Scotland.


Columnist Panel (03:09)

The Exit Interviews (22:58) 


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Transcript

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0:00.0

We owe tradition an awful lot.

0:03.0

Nostalgia makes you feel good.

0:05.5

Smell the wood paneling, breathe in the leather, taste the smoke.

0:10.0

Reminisce feel safe.

0:12.0

Tradition means we can act without thinking.

0:15.0

But the rules of business and society have changed.

0:18.0

Tradition is history.

0:20.0

No more stuck in the past.

0:22.0

Businesses come and go. No foundation is unshakable, no business is bulletproof. See it coming and you'll see the opportunity.

0:30.0

Disruption is the law of tomorrow.

0:33.0

Discover what you can do with it today at mishcon.com.

0:36.0

Mishcon de Raya, it's business, but it's personal.

0:42.0

This episode of Politics Without the Boring Bits is sponsored by BT, because BT means business.

0:48.6

B.T knows that businesses come in many shapes, sizes, and guises, from the person just starting out at their kitchen

0:54.5

table to the biggest employer, which is why no matter what line of work you're in, they've got

0:59.3

your back to help you succeed and do what you do best. No doubt connectivity is a must in Westminster and it certainly

1:05.6

helps us to get this episode created and distributed to you listening right

1:09.5

now. BT already connects more than 1 million businesses and public sector organizations,

1:14.5

offering secure and reliable connectivity.

1:16.9

Nearly three quarters of people running a business or side hustle

1:20.3

feel they couldn't do so without reliable broadband and mobile connectivity.

1:24.5

That's why having connectivity you can count on is a must for business,

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