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Sunak vs Starmer: The battle of the New Year’s speeches

Sunak vs Starmer: The battle of the New Year’s speeches

FromThe New Statesman Podcast


Sunak vs Starmer: The battle of the New Year’s speeches

FromThe New Statesman Podcast

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer welcomed in 2023 with speeches setting out their priorities for the year and beyond. Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Rachel Cunliffe discuss Sunak’s five pledges and why he appears more Blue Peter presenter than prime minister. They also analyse Starmer’s embrace of a Brexit slogan with his promise to help voters “take back control” of their communities, why he is pitching to a new squeezed middle, and his reluctance to talk about big spending.Then in You Ask Us a listener asks whether the Conservatives are running the NHS down on purpose so they can sell it off.If you’ve got a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskus  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.  Read more:Freddie Hayward writes Keir Starmer takes the fight to the Tories by stealing their slogans.Zoë Grünewald writes Rishi Sunak's New Year speech showed how out of depth he is.Anoosh Chakelian asks are the Conservatives "defunding" the NHS in order to privatise it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 5, 2023
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.