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James O'Brien - The Whole Show

What should be the priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak?

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Global

News, Daily News

4.3914 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2022

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

What should be the priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak? What does he need to do first?

Transcript

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0:00.8

Good morning. It's three minutes after ten, and it's Tuesday, so there must be a new Prime Minister on the way.

0:07.3

The old one will be on a bike in about 15 minutes time.

0:12.0

I am compelled to take it all live today.

0:15.5

I don't feel that that is an undue burden, but I am wondering how many times we have to see a change of guard at

0:24.2

10 Downing Street before organisations like LBC decide that it's not worth covering live, because

0:29.5

it will be happening again in a fortnight or a month. How long did Liz Trust last? Forty-five days,

0:34.5

give or take an hour or two. How long will her speech last today? Well, find out live

0:38.9

in ten minutes' time. I would urge you to be conscious of the dangers of being overcome with

0:45.1

excitement on a morning such as this. Liz Truss, one of the greatest orators, of course, in the

0:50.5

history of British politics, a Cicero for our times, a Churchillian figure,

0:57.0

by all accounts, lover or loather, no one can deny that when Liz Trust draws breath, a nation

1:01.8

pauses and hangs upon her every syllable, rarely has oratory reached such dizzy heights

1:07.5

of content and substance. So I think it is a matter of duty, frankly, to cross life to 10 Downing Street to hear

1:17.3

Liz Truss's valedictory words as she departs from the highest office in the land.

1:26.1

And then we have possibly the only man in the United

1:30.4

Kingdom who can hold a candle to her when it comes to the power of public speaking. Rishi

1:35.9

Sunak, who yesterday provided an absolute masterclass in holding an audience in the palm of his hand.

1:43.6

As he spoke, strangely unfocused,

1:46.9

looking down the wrong camera before shuffling diffidently off the stage.

1:51.7

I can't, for one, can't wait.

1:53.9

And if all of that were not enough to have you teetering upon the edge of terminal excitement,

2:03.7

LBC's political editor, Theo Usherwood joins me this morning to talk us through events, dear boy, events.

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