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Oh God, What Now?

Wakey, Wakey – By-Election Emergencycast

Oh God, What Now?

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

As the Tories suffer two crushing by-election losses and Oliver Dowden resigns, mark this a good morning for Britain. In a special by-election emergencycast, Ros Taylor and Ian Dunt discuss the fallout from a disastrous night for the Conservatives, what next for Johnson’s leadership, and if Labour and the Lib Dems have finally worked out how to defeat the Tories. “Dowden doesn’t have any honour whatsoever, it’s very good that he’s resigned.” - Ian Dunt “The worse things are at home, the more time Johnson spends overseas” - Ros Taylor “If the Tories are threatened with extinction, they will find the necessary changes to get rid of the problem.” - Ian Dunt “What we’re seeing is a deal between Starmer and Davey, and voters reading the signals.” - Ian Dunt “If the Conservatives change their leader, they can win the next election.” - Ian Dunt Presented by Ros Taylor with Ian Dunt. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold, Jelena Sofronijevic and Alex Rees. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Missed it last night saw two bi-election losses for the Tora's at very big ones,

1:31.2

one of the Lib Dems in the Devon Sea to Tivitan and Honitan, with an almost 30% swing and another

1:36.6

to labour in the West Yorkshire constituency of Wakefield, also with a very decent majority.

1:42.2

Ian, I think the public are trying to tell Boris Johnson something. What could he possibly be?

1:47.2

No, I can't work it out. I think they've been very mercurial about voting intentions,

1:52.5

and it's not entirely clear what they're trying to get across. It's only to the Hobarton,

1:56.6

it goes to the Lib Dems by just brain melting numbers. I literally don't think I've ever seen

2:03.8

a swing like that. That's 29.9% swing. That's just, it's almost childlike. It's almost silly the number.

2:12.3

I mean, I actually haven't been in a mood this good for some time.

2:23.2

But I'll get over it and do political analysis in a moment.

2:25.8

But for the time being, I'm just mostly staring at that 29.9% swing. I can't take my eyes off it.

2:31.7

I think I'm looking at it almost like a burger when you have an eatin' all day.

2:36.3

And to add to the joy, the Tory party chairman Oliver Dowdard has resigned, saying someone has to

2:44.2

take responsibility. What could he possibly be implying by that?

2:49.4

I don't know. It's such subtle, complex, political messaging that he's engaging in right there.

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