NS#248: The Rebel Alliance
Stephen and Anoosh discuss whether there is anything an MP can do these days to get the sack. They talk about the cases of Anne Marie Morris, Jared O'Mara and Damian Green, among others. Then, they address a listener question: what is a "mean...
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Episode 248 · December 13, 2017
NS#248: The Rebel Alliance
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<p>Stephen is joined by guest host Anoosh Chakelian (get well soon, Helen!) to discuss whether there is anything an MP can do these days to get the sack. They talk about the cases of Anne Marie Morris, Jared O'Mara and Damian Green, among others. Then, they address a listener question: what is a "meaningful" vote?</p><p>You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-new-statesman-podcast/id723671889" target="_blank">here</a> or with this RSS feed: <a href="http://rss.acast.com/newstatesman" target="_blank">http://rss.acast.com/newstatesman</a>, or listen using the player below.</p><p>Contact us on Twitter <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/node/311771/twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/anoosh_c" target="_blank">@anoosh_c</a> or <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/node/311771/twitter.com/stephenkb" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>.</p><p>Further reading:</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/07/26-thoughts-anne-marie-morriss-racist-outburst" target="_blank">Stephen on Anne Marie Morris</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/18/anna-soubry-interview" target="_blank">Anna Soubry in the Guardian.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/11/why-doesn-t-michael-fallon-resign-mp" target="_blank">Anoosh on Michael Fallon.</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</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>
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