Under Pressure?

Podlitical

BBC

Government, News

4.6 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Have problems and pressure been growing for Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon this week? From flip-flops on vaccine passports to speeches mentioning Peppa Pig, the team discusses leadership. They chat through the differences and similarities on the situation the Prime Minister and First Minister find themselves in, and analyse BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg's interview with Nicola Sturgeon, including indyref2 and the handling of the pandemic. Why is there speculation over the political longevity of these two leaders, and is there any merit to it?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds
0:02.4	You're listening to BBC Scotland
0:09.6	Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast
0:15.9	That brings you an inside look at the biggest stories
0:18.7	coming out of Holyroods and Westminster.
0:21.0	It is 11 minutes past two on Thursday the 25th of November.
0:25.7	I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow, and today I'm joined by...
0:30.3	I'm Phil Sim, a reporter based at the Scottish Parliament.
0:33.6	Jenny Davidson, a reporter also at the Scottish Parliament.
0:37.0	Nick Eardley, based at Westminster.
0:39.8	Raj Sheepson, do also best at Westminster.
0:42.4	Hello, everyone.
0:43.7	Hello.
0:44.1	Hi, guys.
0:45.0	Hi, guys.
0:45.0	Who reads out the 25th of November and then thinks, it's a month until Christmas and then 2021's almost done.
0:52.0	I can't believe that.
0:53.2	That's flown by. What a year believe that. That's flown by.
0:55.0	What a year.
0:56.4	Anyway, so lots of focus this week on the leadership of both the Prime Minister and the First Minister.
1:04.1	And pressure and problems seem to be growing for Boris Johnson.
1:08.5	And Nicholas Surgeon has been dismissing speculation about her future in her role.
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