Rishi and the foreign aid rebels
Ahead of the Speaker's decision on holding a vote over the planned cuts to the UK foreign aid budget, Anoosh, Stephen and Ailbhe discuss the coalition of Conservative rebels who could make life difficult for the Treasury.Then, in You A...
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<p>Ahead of the Speaker's decision on holding a vote over the planned cuts to the UK foreign aid budget, Anoosh, Stephen and Ailbhe discuss the coalition of Conservative rebels who could <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2021/06/why-treasury-so-worried-tory-rebellion-foreign-aid-cuts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">make life difficult for the Treasury</a>.</p><br /><p>Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on the Prime Minister's religion: does it matter that Boris Johnson is a Catholic?</p><br /><p>If you'd like to submit a question to You Ask Us, please email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a></p><br /><p>Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us to keep making these podcasts. <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get 12 weeks for just £12.</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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