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Can Boris Johnson survive the cost of living crisis?

Can Boris Johnson survive the cost of living crisis?

FromThe New Statesman Podcast


Can Boris Johnson survive the cost of living crisis?

FromThe New Statesman Podcast

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With a trickle of letters to the 1922 Committee chairman and Labour pivoting to take the Conservative Party to task for low economic growth and an incoming tax rise, could Boris Johnson soon face a vote of no confidence after all?Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush discuss the Prime Minister’s fate and the catastrophic impact of the forthcoming energy price cap rise.   Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks what will happen if the Northern Irish First Minister Paul Givan resigns. If you have a question for You Ask Us, send an email or voice note to podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Feb 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Twice a week the New Statesman politics team - Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea - discuss the latest in UK politics. From Boris Johnson's latest battle with backbenchers to the machinery behind the Labour Party's opposition attack lines, this is the debrief you need to understand what's really happening in Westminster and beyond.New episodes Tuesday and Friday. Send your questions at youaskus.co.uk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.