About this episode

The Matts discuss Nigel Farage's resignation from his Clacton seat and the implications for his political future.

The Matts react to the simply extraordinary speech Nigel Farage made today - quitting his Clacton seat in order to fight a by-election to “let the people decide” his political future. What is going on in his head? What precipitated this crisis? How should Andy Burnham react? Is Farage having a breakdown or is this some masterstroke of populism? And how could a World Cup win for England affect British politics in this period of peak instability? Enjoy! Produced by Matt Withers OFFER: Get The New World for just £1 for the first month. Head to https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/2matts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Withers

Topics covered

• political crisis
• by-election
• populism
• British politics
• Nigel Farage
• Andy Burnham
• World Cup impact

Keywords

• Nigel Farage
• political life
• by-election
• Andy Burnham
• World Cup
• British politics
• populism

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Places: Clacton, England

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