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Is Labour finally on the front foot in the energy crisis?

Is Labour finally on the front foot in the energy crisis?

FromThe New Statesman Podcast: UK general election news and analysis


Is Labour finally on the front foot in the energy crisis?

FromThe New Statesman Podcast: UK general election news and analysis

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Aug 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Labour leader Keir Starmer has announced that the party wants to tackle the energy bills crisis by freezing the energy price cap, to be chiefly funded by a windfall tax. Has Labour finally shown its economic competence?Rachel Wearmouth is joined by Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker to discuss the plans, whether they’ve come at the right time, and what the Conservative response will likely to be. Then, in You Ask Us, they answer a listener's question on whether Labour should now be repurposing George Osborne’s austerity-era attack line about the governing party not fixing the roof when the sun was shining.If you have a question for You Ask Us, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk.Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 16, 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.