ELECTION EXTRA: Farage’s Russian gambit

<p>With the general election in sight, has Nigel Farage made a campaign misstep? His claim that the west provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with international indignation – but will it have any on his polling?</p><br /><p>And as we enter the final 10 days of campaigning, things aren’t looking great over at Conservative HQ – has Rishi Sunak accepted his party’s dismal fate? The Tory leader appears to be switching to a strategy of damage control, but it’s unclear if it will be enough to entice Conservative voters out…&nbsp;</p><br /><p>Plus, George Osborne marks 10 years since his first major speech on the Northern Powerhouse. What should an incoming Labour government learn from the mistakes of the past?&nbsp;</p><br /><p>JOIN OUR POLITICAL PARTY! Sign up to POLITICAL CURRENCY GOLD 🏅 to enjoy ad-free listening to all our episodes, receive early access to EMQs and to listen on Mondays to our brand new ELECTION EXTRAS. Subscribe now: <a href="patreon.com/politicalcurrency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/politicalcurrency</a> or on Apple Podcasts: <a href="apple.co/politicalcurrency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.co/politicalcurrency</a></p><br /><p>Remember to send us your questions to <a href="mailto:questions@politicalcurrency.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">questions@politicalcurrency.co.uk</a></p><br /><p>Technical Producer: Will Gibson Smith</p><p>Executive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie Clifford</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>