About this episode

The episode discusses the Labour Party's political strategies in comparison to the Conservatives on election day in the UK.

It's election day across the UK, and speculation is rife about a looming plot to oust Keir Starmer. But should the Labour Party just admit it's not as good at skulduggery as the Conservatives in their heyday? Hugo Rifkind is joined by Sarah Ditum and Matthew Parris, to discuss scheming politicians, the drinking culture in Parliament, and how the 24 hour news cycle changed modern politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Hugo Rifkind

Guests: Sarah Ditum, Matthew Parris

Topics covered

• UK elections
• Labour Party
• Conservative Party
• political scheming
• Parliament culture
• media influence

Keywords

• Labour Party
• Conservatives
• politics
• election day
• Keir Starmer
• Parliament
• media
• political culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour Party, Conservatives

Places: UK

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