Campaign catch-up: Farage is back!
Political Fix4 Kesä 2024

Campaign catch-up: Farage is back!

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s troubled re-election bid has been dealt a fresh double blow, as Nigel Farage seized the reins of Reform UK and announced he would stand as a candidate, while a new poll showed Labour could win the biggest majority of any party in a century. Lucy Fisher picks over the implications with political editor George Parker and politics correspondent Anna Gross. Plus, they talk about the Liberal Democrats’ campaign and the party’s pledge to offer free personal care to older or disabled people at home.


Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Anna @AnnaSophieGross, George @GeorgeWParker


Want more? Free links:


Trio of Tory donors decide against funding election campaign


Tories promise to introduce an annual cap on immigration


Tory election hopes hit after Nigel Farage decides to stand for Reform UK


Sketchy Politics: Starmy weather


Sign up here for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of News Publishers 2023 ‘Best Newsletter’ award.


Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Persis Love. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music by Breen Turner. Mix by Simon Panayi. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(602)

Farage in a fix; Burnham unbeatable

Farage in a fix; Burnham unbeatable

Is Nigel Farage regretting his move to trigger a by-election now that his main rival is the novelty candidate Count Binface? What do Reform’s supporters think, and has he blown his chances of broadeni...

10 Heinä 35min

Nigel Farage tries to ‘take back control’

Nigel Farage tries to ‘take back control’

Has Nigel Farage played his trump card by announcing that he will resign as MP for Clacton and fight a by-election there, or will the move backfire? After mounting pressure over donations from wealthy...

7 Heinä 16min

Power to the North: Burnham’s big idea

Power to the North: Burnham’s big idea

Andy Burnham’s big idea for government is to shift power out of Westminster. In his first major speech setting out his plans for government, he outlined his vision this week for a No 10 North and to d...

3 Heinä 43min

Live special: Ten years after Brexit

Live special: Ten years after Brexit

Ten years ago, the UK voted in a referendum to leave the EU. Since that Brexit vote, the country has been through six prime ministers, the political landscape has splintered, relations with the EU hav...

25 Kesä 57min

Can anyone challenge Andy Burnham for PM?

Can anyone challenge Andy Burnham for PM?

Can any other Labour MP amass sufficient support to challenge Andy Burnham for the top job, or is his ascent to No 10 now all but assured? Just 24 hours after Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime m...

23 Kesä 35min

Exit Starmer, enter Burnham

Exit Starmer, enter Burnham

With Andy Burnham sworn in as an MP and on track to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in 10 years after Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation today, host Lucy Fisher is joined by political editor George...

22 Kesä 24min

Unseating Starmer: Burnham’s next move

Unseating Starmer: Burnham’s next move

Andy Burnham has stormed the Makerfield by-election, clearing the pathway for him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the top job in Downing Street. Starmer has vowed to defend his position, but will Bu...

19 Kesä 40min

Makerfield or bust: Burnham goes for broke

Makerfield or bust: Burnham goes for broke

With a week to go until Makerfield heads to the polls in what may turn out to be the most consequential by-election in British history, host Lucy Fisher, northern England correspondent Jen Williams an...

12 Kesä 45min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

aikalisa
uutiscast
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
rss-podme-livebox
rss-seksicast
otetaan-yhdet
tervo-halme
politiikan-puskaradio
aihe
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
rss-mina-ukkola
rss-aijat-hopottaa-podcast
rss-mita-tapahtuu
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-merja-mahkan-rahat
rss-tekoalyfoorumi
rss-asiastudio
rss-pinnalla