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Politics Unpacked

Witnessing the arc of disappointment

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2016

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Matt Chorley is joined by The Times' Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates, political adviser, strategist and commentator John McTernan and Times' Head of News Fay Schlesinger. The Red Box podcast is taking a short break and will return 23rd August.

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0:00.0

This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.

0:11.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

0:15.0

Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.

0:20.0

Do you hear that?

0:27.0

It might sound like nothing to you, but it's actually the sound of nuclear, wind and solar energy.

0:31.0

At EDF, we're busy generating more British zero carbon

0:34.9

electricity than anyone to help keep future energy costs down for

0:38.3

everyone and help cut UK carbon emissions to nothing. Sound good to you? Find out more about our

0:44.8

zero carbon generation at EDF Energy.com slash helping Britain.

0:48.6

Hello and welcome to the Red Box Podcast on The Times. I'm Matt Surely.

0:56.5

First I have a confession to make. I'm going on holiday. It's been quite a year, month and

1:01.2

week in politics, so I'm offer a lie down and a lie in politics, so I'm off for a lie down and a lie in.

1:04.4

The podcast on my morning email briefing will return in late August.

1:08.1

Obviously subscribe to the podcast via iTunes on your Android device and the next episode will download automatically when we do it.

1:14.6

So just over six months after taking over Red Box, this seems like a good time to take stock of the

1:18.8

huge changes we've seen in British politics and consider what the future holds.

1:23.6

Joining me this week are John McDonough, who wonders why Corbin doesn't just go.

1:27.6

Faye Schlesinger, the Times Head of News who says the political news feast will continue

1:31.5

for years. But first Sam Coates deputy

1:33.8

political over the Times on the legacy of our newest ex-prime minister.

1:37.7

Will David Cameron be remembered as the worst Prime Minister of my lifetime.

1:43.5

The ex- Prime Minister who was checking his iPhone from the backbenchers during Theresa May's

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