Can Boris Johnson survive the cost of living crisis?
February 3, 2022
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February 3, 2022
Can Boris Johnson survive the cost of living crisis?
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<p>With a trickle of letters to the 1922 Committee chairman and Labour pivoting to take the Conservative Party to task for low economic growth and an incoming tax rise, could Boris Johnson soon <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2022/02/will-boris-johnson-soon-face-a-confidence-vote-after-all" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">face a vote of no confidence</a> after all?</p><br /><p>Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush discuss the Prime Minister’s fate and the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/02/ive-never-seen-prices-like-this-as-energy-bills-rocket-rishi-sunaks-help-comes-far-too-late-for-britains-fuel-poor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">catastrophic impact</a> of the forthcoming energy price cap rise. </p><p> </p><p>Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/northern-ireland/2022/02/what-happens-if-paul-givan-resigns-as-first-minister-of-northern-ireland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what will happen</a> if the Northern Irish First Minister Paul Givan resigns. </p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, send an email or voice note to <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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