The Tories conquer Hartlepool
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 8 May 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Here's Starmer's Labour Party, |
| 0:02.6 | Suffolet Air Historic Upset on Thursday, |
| 0:05.3 | with the Conservative Party winning the Hartley Pool by election. |
| 0:08.9 | Labour have taken people in Hartley Pool for granted for too long. |
| 0:12.8 | I heard this time again on the doorstep. |
| 0:16.0 | People have had enough, and they've made it clear, it's time for change. |
| 0:23.0 | Welcome to Payne's Politics, |
| 0:24.6 | your essential insider guide to what's happening in British politics |
| 0:28.0 | from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 0:31.6 | This week we'll be discussing the Hartley Pool by election result, |
| 0:35.2 | as you heard from its new Tory MP, Jill Mortimer, at the beginning, |
| 0:38.6 | and similar results across the rest of England. |
| 0:41.5 | So why did Labour lose the seat on what does it mean for Kia Starmer's leadership? |
| 0:45.9 | Joining to discuss is political editor George Parker |
| 0:48.8 | and Chief Political Correspondent Jim Picard. |
| 0:53.2 | Plus we'll be looking at the UK's brief war with France |
| 0:56.4 | over fishing this week. |
| 0:58.0 | Classes between boats in Jersey were prompted by concerns over post-Brexit red tape. |
| 1:03.2 | Has the UK broken the terms of its trade agreement |
| 1:05.9 | or both sides just cage rattling? |
| 1:08.4 | Public policy editor Peter Foster will explain, |
| 1:11.1 | along with special guest Georgina Rye, |
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