Is Boris Johnson facing a crisis at Christmas?
Multiple crises are putting unprecedented pressure on the economy and state institutions, and look set to last for months. As winter approaches, could this spell disaster for the government? In this episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Anoo...
October 15, 2021
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Is Boris Johnson facing a crisis at Christmas?
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<p>Multiple crises are putting unprecedented pressure on the economy and state institutions, and look set to last for months. As winter approaches, could this spell disaster for the government?</p><p> </p><p>In this episode of the <em>New Statesman Podcast</em>, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the <em>New Statesman’s </em>executive editor of politics Tim Ross to discuss the latest negotiations over the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2021/10/the-uks-position-on-the-northern-ireland-protocol-is-absurd-and-reckless" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Northern Ireland protocol</a> and whether, despite Boris Johnson’s assurances, <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2021/10/britain-on-the-brink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britain is on the brink</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Then in You Ask Us, Stephen Bush joins the podcast to answer a listener’s question: How legitimate are Corbynite grievances with Keir Starmer?</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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