Tory shambles: Rwanda resignation and Boris at the Covid inquiry
Political Currency
Persephonica
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Another week… another meltdown for the Conservatives. Ed and George ask whether the Tory civil wars have been reignited by the rift over Rwanda and Robert Jenrick’s shock resignation. Is Sunak’s position weaker than ever?
Meanwhile former prime ministers haunt party leaders wherever they go. Boris Johnson is giving evidence at the Covid inquiry, painting a picture of chaos during his tenure. George shares his own theories about the dire state of Johnson’s personal finances.
And Keir Starmer faces his critics after evoking Margaret Thatcher’s legacy this week. Ed and George share their stories about the Iron Lady.
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| 1:09.6 | Visit gsk.com to learn more. This is political currency with Ed Bulls and George Osbourne. So we're back again. I've been on good morning Britain this week getting up at 3.45 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, |
| 1:45.3 | and we were looking forward all week to Boris Johnson giving his evidence Wednesday and Thursday |
| 1:51.0 | at the COVID inquiry and thinking that would be the big moment of the week, |
| 1:56.3 | the big issue we would need to talk about at the center of our podcast today. |
| 2:01.1 | But no. |
| 2:02.1 | The amazing thing about politics is its constant capacity to |
| 2:05.0 | surprise and so Boris will actually be pleased that he is not center stage at |
| 2:09.6 | the moment because of the big row about immigration. So first of all, anyway, we're going to talk about Boris, we've got to talk about Boris and COVID, |
| 2:16.0 | but then we'll move on to the big issue of the week now. |
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