Why the summer is tough for opposition parties
Anoosh, Stephen and Ailbhe discuss whether Labour will be able to avoid the usual difficult summer for Opposition parties, and how the loosening of covid restrictions goes will have an impact.Then in You Ask Us, they take ...
July 9, 2021
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<p>Anoosh, Stephen and Ailbhe discuss whether Labour will be able to avoid the usual <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/07/keir-starmer-s-second-chance-can-labour-leader-find-direction-he-has-lacked" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">difficult summer for Opposition parties</a>, and how the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/07/why-boris-johnson-s-unlocking-plan-such-risk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">loosening of covid restrictions goes</a> will have an impact.</p><br /><p>Then in You Ask Us, they take your question on why the parties are so bad at picking <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics#:~:text=The%20many%20reasons%20to%20be%20delighted%20by%20the%20Batley%20and%20Spen%20by-election%20result" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by-election candidates</a></p><br /><p>If you'd like to submit a question for You Ask Us, please email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</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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