Two to make a quarrel: the battle to be Britain’s PM
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The campaigning is a bit nasty, by British standards, as Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak vie to become Conservative Party leader and thus prime minister. What will the mud-slinging do for the party’s image? We examine a potentially simple solution to address the Catholic Church’s problem with child abuse. And why prices are skyrocketing at posh hotels.
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| 1:03.4 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. Today, from London, I'm your host, |
| 1:08.7 | Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:17.7 | The Catholic Church has been hit by scandal after scandal, |
| 1:21.7 | with child abuse discovered seemingly everywhere it's investigated. |
| 1:25.6 | We look into the idea that much could be avoided simply by |
| 1:29.2 | removing priests' obligation to remain celibate. And if you've been saving up for a lush five-star hotel |
| 1:37.6 | stay, keep saving. If your visit is on the company, prepare to peel off a few more bills. |
| 1:50.0 | Even amid price rises in just about everything else, the costs at luxury hotels are eye-watering. |
| 1:57.0 | But first... The British public were treated to a fairly snappy debate last night between two politicians, |
| 2:06.6 | one of whom will become Prime Minister in September. |
| 2:10.1 | Rishi Sunak, a former chief finance minister, sparred with Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary, |
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