Jeremy Corbyn's Wreath Row
Helen and Stephen discuss the row over Jeremy Corbyn's attendance at a 2014 wreath-laying event in Tunis and what it tells us about the current internal state of the Labour Party.
August 16, 2018
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<p>Helen and Stephen discuss the row over Jeremy Corbyn's attendance at a 2014 wreath-laying event in Tunis and what it tells us about the current internal state of the Labour Party.</p><p>Then, for this week's "anything but Brexit section", they are joined by schools expert Laura McInerney (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/miss_mcinerney" target="_blank">@miss_mcinerney</a>) to talk about the UK's teacher shortage and why excluded pupils tend to be overlooked by policymakers.</p><p>Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stephenkb" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/helenlewis" target="_blank">@helenlewis</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/newstatesman" target="_blank">join us on Facebook for a live Q&A</a>.</p><p>Further reading:</p><p>—<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/08/key-understanding-jeremy-corbyn-he-d-rather-be-foreign-secretary" target="_blank">Stephen on the wreath row</a></p><p>—<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/08/14/jeremy-corbyns-spin-doctors-corroding-public-trust-dodging-reporters/" target="_blank">Kate McCann on Corbyn's attitude to the media</a></p><p>—<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/05/labour-endless-rows-leave-it-with-little-energy-for-real-opposition" target="_blank">Helen on Corbyn in the Observer</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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