You Ask Us: Is a new party possible, and has Andy Burnham avoided policing scandal?
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🗓️ 4 August 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker answer listener questions.
There have been multiple attempts to launch credible new political parties in recent years, but very few have taken hold. Why? A listener, quite possibly the youngest fan of the New Statesman Podcast, asks what it would take for a new party to gain ground in Parliament.
And Greater Manchester Police face allegations of sexual assault and cover up. Andy Burnham, as mayor and police commissioner, has ordered a review – but our questioner asks how he has avoided scrutiny for the force's failings.
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| 1:13.2 | Hi, I'm Anouche. I'm Freddie. And I'm Ben. |
| 1:16.0 | Welcome to the New Statesman podcast. This is an episode we like to call You Ask Us. |
| 1:21.2 | If you'd like to submit a question, please visit NewStatesman.com forward slash You Ask Us, |
| 1:25.2 | or leave a comment on YouTube. |
| 1:40.6 | I'm Anouche Shekely and Britain Editor of The New Statesman and host of this podcast, |
| 1:44.0 | and I'm joined in the studio by our political correspondent, Freddie Haywood, |
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