How To Sell Starmer The Statesman
About this episode
The episode discusses the prime minister's strategy to appeal to voters by branding himself as a global statesman and features a conversation about the effectiveness of MPs in understanding real-world issues.
The prime minister is trying to appeal to voters ahead of May's elections by talking about conflict overseas - can branding him as a global statesman rescue his premiership, in the same way Gordon Brown tried to survive after the financial crash? With Danny away, we turn to the next generation - Simon Finkelstein, former adviser to Jeremy Hunt and Dominic Raab (and Danny's nephew) joins Sally, Polly and Hugo. We also discuss whether MPs know enough about the real world - would we be better off with a House Of Commons full of Ed Milibands or Angela Rayners? And, we answer a listener who worries we're too flippant about the remarkable rise of Zack Polanski's Green Party. Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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