Are the Conservatives laying a trap for Labour?
January 27, 2024
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Are the Conservatives laying a trap for Labour?
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<p>Earlier this week former minister Simon Clarke wrote in the Telegraph, the Conservative party faces an electoral "massacre" under Rishi Sunak's leadership and warned “extinction is a very real possibility for our party”. “He does not get what Britain needs. And he is not listening to what the British people want.” and “Instead of conviction, we have convention.”</p><br /><p>A listener writes in to ask: with all the disarray and rebellion in the Tory party, what's the likelihood of a confidence vote anytime soon?</p><br /><p>Anoosh and Freddie also review whether the are Conservatives 'salting the earth' or 'laying traps for Labour' .</p><br /><p><br /></p><p><strong>Switch on with 50% off</strong></p><p>Refresh your perspective in 2024 with free-thinking journalism and 50% off our annual subscriptions. Simple use the code <strong>JAN50</strong> at the checkout.</p><p>*Offer ends 31st January and applies to the first year only.</p><p><a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/61b9f55ff75b72001243f954/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/episodes/www.newstatesman/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.newstatesman/subscribe</a></p><p> </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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