EPISODE · Nov 28, 2023 · 39 MIN
How To Crush (Or Cuddle) Your Rebels
Rishi Sunak is behind in the polls and under pressure from his MPs over immigration. But should a leader try to compromise with party rebels, or confront them?Matt Chorley is joined by Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein to discuss Sunak's troubles, the threat to Keir Starmer from the left, where Nick Clegg went wrong over tuition fees, and why a coup in British politics almost never succeeds.Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Rishi Sunak is behind in the polls and under pressure from his MPs over immigration. But should a leader try to compromise with party rebels, or confront them?Matt Chorley is joined by Peter Mandelson, Polly Mackenzie and Daniel Finkelstein to discuss Sunak's troubles, the threat to Keir Starmer from the left, where Nick Clegg went wrong over tuition fees, and why a coup in British politics almost never succeeds.Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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