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Pestminster, WhatsApp and a PM Abroad (and Kirsty's Mugs)

Pestminster, WhatsApp and a PM Abroad (and Kirsty's Mugs)

FromWhitehall Sources


Pestminster, WhatsApp and a PM Abroad (and Kirsty's Mugs)

FromWhitehall Sources

ratings:
Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Calum and Kirsty are back together to discuss the issues of the moment. Kirsty remembers being the SpAd on duty when the first Pestminster scandal broke. She discusses her response to it, and why Westminster hasn't solved the problem. We also talk about the war between Boris Johnson, Oliver Dowden, Rishi Sunak and the Cabinet Office around the Covid inquiry and discuss who should have access to what. Kirsty gives us an insight into her political mug memorabilia collection, Calum tells us he's going to the gym. And a Prime Minister abroad - Rishi Sunak is in Moldova for less than a day and is off to the USA next week: what is he hoping to achieve, and will he do it? Email us anytime hello@whitehallsources.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (86)

Two top advisers to our most recent prime ministers analyse the successes and failures of today's politicians, sharing their experiences of working behind the world's most famous door. They are your Whitehall Sources. Kirsty Buchanan worked with Theresa May as PM, and Liz Truss when she was Secretary of State. Oscar Reddrop advised Boris Johnson through crises of our times, including the war in Ukraine and throughout his ultimate downfall. Journalist and broadcaster Calum Macdonald manages their in-tray of talking points, U-turns and crises.