Burnham vs Badenoch: Commons showdown
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The episode discusses Andy Burnham's first Prime Minister's Questions and the implications for his leadership and the Tory party's popularity.
There’s big "new term" energy this week in parliament with MPs returning from summer recess for Andy Burnham’s first Prime Minister's Questions. After Burnham answered a mega 125 questions, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch lambasted the prime minister for being a “people pleaser” and a “spendthrift”. What did Burnham’s first appearance in the Commons tell us about his leadership style? And can Badenoch’s shadow cabinet reshuffle help the Tory party win back popularity? Plus, why is Green Party leader Zack Polanski standing in Keir Starmer’s old seat? Host Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT's chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy political editor Jim Pickard. Follow Lucy @LOS_Fisher ; Robert @robertshrimsley ; Jim @PickardJE Want more? Andy Burnham tries to calm bond markets as public spending fears mount Burnham seeks to protect UK farming and steel in EU reset talks Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron meet as Bayeux tapestry unveiled How UK-Israel relations reached their worst point in decades PMQs cannot change Andy Burnham’s political reality Andy Burnham’s summer of quietly backing away from radical pledges James Orr and the gospel of the new British right…
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