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Weekend listen: Is the Red Wall a red herring?

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🗓️ 28 May 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Today's weekend listen comes courtesy of our sister podcast, Red Box.

While everyone else was waiting for Sue Gray, on Tuesday two of Britain's country's leading political scientists published a major new study. It busts a series of myths about the so-called 'Red Wall'. They spoke to Matt Chorley on the Times Red Box podcast, and we thought the discussion was so interesting that you'd like to hear it too.

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Guests:

- Professor Jane Green, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.

- Dr Rose de Geus, University of Reading.

Host: Matt Chorley.

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0:37.9

Hello, it's Manvine, bringing you a bonus episode this weekend.

0:42.7

It's been a busy political week.

0:45.5

On Thursday, we brought you our full analysis of the long awaited Sue Gray report.

0:51.8

Although there is still a trickle of resignations and calls of no confidence in the Prime Minister,

0:58.1

coming in from the Tory benches, most of Westminster is now left wondering,

1:03.6

if Boris Johnson remains as leader of the Conservative Party, can it win the next election?

1:10.6

How will the cost of living crisis affect the way people vote,

1:14.5

particularly in the red wall of former Labour seats?

1:19.3

While everyone else was waiting for Sue Gray, on Tuesday, two of the country's

1:23.9

leading political scientists published a major new study.

1:28.7

It busts a series of myths about the so-called red wall.

1:33.8

They spoke to Matt Chawley on the Times Red Box podcast, and we thought the discussion was

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