Tory turmoil: Sunak stumbles towards end of year
Political Fix
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🗓️ 15 December 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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As politicians and political hacks limp towards the end of a long year in Westminster, Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green to assess the turmoil engulfing Sunak’s Tory party. The PM has won an important battle, but faces more strife in the new year. Also, the FT’s climate reporter Kenza Bryan has been in Dubai and sums up what, if anything, the COP28 mega-gathering really achieved and appraises the UK’s performance at the summit.
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| 0:28.0 | cancel any time, tease and sees apply. The collapse in Tory discipline over next year is going to be the thing to watch for. |
| 0:37.0 | That's the biggest problem. |
| 0:41.0 | Welcome to Political Fix, the Financial Times Essential Inside a Guide to Westminster. |
| 0:46.4 | I'm Lucy Fisher. |
| 0:48.0 | The FT's Robert Shrimsley there talking about the government's prospects. |
| 0:52.0 | More from Robert shortly. |
| 0:54.2 | Also in this episode, a deal is struck at the COP climate summit |
| 0:58.1 | to transition away from fossil fuels. We'll hear more about the UK's performance |
| 1:02.2 | on the world stage from our reporter who was there. |
| 1:05.0 | To discuss all of this and more, Robert is here with me in the studio. |
| 1:09.0 | Hi Robert. |
| 1:10.0 | Hi Robert. Hi, Lucy. And also on the pod today is the FT's Miranda Green. |
| 1:12.8 | Hello, Miranda. |
| 1:13.8 | Hello. |
| 1:14.8 | So another week, another close shave in the Commons for Rishi Sunak. |
| 1:22.2 | This time on his emergency Rwanda legislation about removing |
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