Who will be Britain’s next prime minister? With Andrew Marr
July 22, 2022
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<p>With Penny Mordaunt having been eliminated from the contest on Wednesday 20 July, either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will become Britain’s next prime minister. </p><p> </p><p>Anoosh Chakelian and Rachel Cunliffe speak to the <em>New Statesman</em>’s political editor, Andrew Marr, about how the Johnson “loyalist” and the “traitor” <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2022/07/democratic-tory-mps-not-members-choose-next-prime-minister" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">emerged victorious</a>, whether Boris Johnson will indeed <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/07/pmqs-today-boris-johnson-warns-that-hell-be-back" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">be back</a> as he hinted in his final PMQs, and the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/07/andrew-marr-tory-leadership-candidates-obsess-over-tax-cuts-the-real-monsters-are-tapping-at-the-window" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">climate emergency</a> that overshadows this race. </p><p> </p><p>Then, in You Ask Us, a listener asks: why Liz Truss? What are the qualities that her a backers believe would make her a good PM?</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a></p><br /><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the <em>New Statesman</em> for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</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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