Tory MPs for hire
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
New immigration figures will be causing another headache for Rishi Sunak and strapping into the cockpit this week is Former Minister for Immigration Robert Jenrick, who reveals the events in the lead up to his resignation and how the PM refused to acknowledge the issue of immigration.
As the Tory meltdown continues with more MP’s putting themselves up for hire, could it all be over for the Country’s leading Party before the local elections in May?
Allison is convinced the upcoming elections are less about swing voters and the Party needs to make ‘a Conservative plea for Conservative voters’.
Whilst Liam is worried about post election and if Keir Starmer has the stamina to maintain his lead to start rolling out his policies successfully.
And Velma makes a welcome return to the rocket with a brand new stat..
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| 0:00.0 | 5. |
| 0:03.0 | Wild horses on their bended knees will not get them to vote for Rishi Sunak. |
| 0:09.0 | I want the modern, secure borders which can sustainably protect this country from what I think is a national |
| 0:18.7 | security emergency. |
| 0:21.3 | Is Starmer's support deep enough and wide enough to maintain these huge opinion |
| 0:27.4 | poll elites as and when labour rollout policies. |
| 0:38.0 | Seaching to control migration and secure your borders is not a right-wing opinion. It is a mainstream opinion. |
| 0:40.0 | One. |
| 0:45.0 | We have the star. |
| 0:50.0 | Welcome once again to Planet Normal, the Telegraph Podcast with Allison Pearson. |
| 0:51.0 | Hello. |
| 0:52.0 | And me Liam Halligan. |
| 0:53.8 | Tori Meltdown continues co-pilot as two more ministers quit soon acts government. |
| 0:58.8 | Harlow MP Robert Alfon stood down as Education Minister, while James Heepy, who represents Wales in Somerset, has resigned as |
| 1:05.7 | Arms Forces Minister. Both MPs have said they won't contest the next general election, |
| 1:10.8 | which brings the running total of Tories quitting the House of Commons to 63. |
| 1:16.0 | That's rapidly approaching 75, the highest number of Conservative MPs voluntarily to leave Parliament, |
| 1:21.8 | which we saw ahead of Labour's landslide in 1997. |
| 1:25.1 | But as local elections approach in England of Wales on May 2nd, plus |
| 1:29.0 | mayoral elections in England on the same day, including a high profile contest for London Mayor, a debate |
| 1:35.3 | that we've had on planet normal in recent months, should the Tories roll the dice and |
| 1:39.3 | change leaders again, is now gathering pace in the Commons. |
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