What Next - The True Origins of the U.K.’s Political Mess
What Next | Daily News and Analysis
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4.3 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
The truth is, no one ever had a workable plan for Brexit. And as Liz Truss becomes the fourth Prime Minister to resign since the referendum and Rishi Sunak steps in as tribute, it’s an important lesson for voters on any side of the Atlantic: You can’t stake your party—or your country’s future—on a lie.
Guest: Felix Salmon, host of Slate Money, chief financial correspondent at Axios.
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| 0:36.2 | So we are speaking on Tuesday morning, |
| 0:40.7 | and it sounds like you have a new Prime Minister. |
| 0:43.7 | Rishi Sunek. |
| 0:45.7 | Felix Salmon reports for Axios. |
| 0:49.4 | Yeah, how's it feel? |
| 0:50.7 | Probably the best Prime Minister we've had in a very long time, |
| 0:58.2 | which isn't saying very much, the bar is incredibly low. |
| 1:03.2 | I called up Felix to be my guide to this very strange moment in the UK. |
| 1:08.0 | Rishi Sunek is the third Prime Minister just this year. |
| 1:13.6 | The last Prime Minister, Liz Truss, resigned after just a few weeks. |
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