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Are there any Tory MPs Labour wouldn't welcome?

Are there any Tory MPs Labour wouldn't welcome?

FromThe New Statesman Podcast: UK general election news and analysis


Are there any Tory MPs Labour wouldn't welcome?

FromThe New Statesman Podcast: UK general election news and analysis

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
May 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's a defection listener questions special.We’ve had lots of questions come in this week about defection, prompted by the surprise and somewhat contentious defection of the once Conservative MP for Dover and Deal, Natalie Elphicke, to Labour last week.To help guide us through Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined in the studio by Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor at the New Statesman, and down the line by David Gauke, former Conservative MP for South West Hertfordshire and New Statesman columnist.Read: Do Tory defections to Labour herald a realignment? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 17, 2024
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.