Who’s behind the Tory plots?
Political Fix
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🗓️ 26 January 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The FT’s Whitehall Editor Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s George Parker and Robert Shrimsley to lift the veil on the Tory party plots against the prime minister. As rightwingers prepare to launch the new Popular Conservatives (PopCons) group and the demand for a new direction for the party grows, the trio delve into the choices the government faces. Plus, the FT’s William Wallis joins to paint a picture of the crisis in local authority funding.
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| 1:00.0 | How serious is the plot to unseat Ritchie Sunak. This is political fix from the Financial Times. |
| 1:06.3 | I'm Lucy Fisher. |
| 1:07.3 | And I'm joined in the studio today by my FT colleagues George |
| 1:13.4 | Hi George and the FT's Robert Shrimsley. Hi Robert. Hey Lucy. In a moment the |
| 1:19.0 | dire state of local authority finances but, just how serious is the conspiracy against the Prime Minister. |
| 1:26.6 | Simon Clark, a former levelling-up secretary, has gone over the top calling for his |
| 1:30.7 | ouster. |
| 1:31.9 | He was followed by a little known aid called Will Dry. Not exactly household names here. |
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