Why can’t Sunak clean up the Conservatives? – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

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🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Rishi Sunak came into No 10 promising to earn our trust. But three months into the job he encounters an inquiry into his party chair, questions over Boris Johnson’s appointment for the BBC chair, and a police penalty for failing to wear his seatbelt. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnists Gaby Hinsliff and Rafael Behr to discuss why the prime minister can’t seem to rid his party of sleaze allegations. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:12.5	When he stood outside 10 Downing Street three months ago,
0:15.6	Rishisunak said,
0:17.1	This,
0:18.4	Trust,
0:19.8	is earned,
0:21.4	and I will earn yours.
0:26.7	So why then are we already in the middle of yet another
0:29.8	Tory Sleeze Crisis?
0:32.2	We all know why the Prime Minister was reluctant to ask his party chair questions
0:36.8	about family finances and tax avoidance.
0:41.3	I'm John Harris and you'll listen to politics week in UK for The Guardian.
0:49.2	Joining me today are the Guardians, Gabby Hinsliff and Raphael Bear.
0:52.8	Hello to you both. Hello.
0:54.5	Hello John. Thank you for joining us.
0:56.4	Today we'll be talking about the obvious
0:59.4	the careless in quote marks multi million pound HMRC slip up,
1:03.3	the BBC chairman and a pledge from Rishisunak to clean up the conservative party
1:08.1	that now seems to be colliding with reality to say the least.
1:10.7	What does all of this mean for the Prime Minister and his government?
1:15.2	We're actually going to start though by moving away from Westminster slightly
1:18.2	and talking about something that happened over the weekend.
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