Alastair Campbell
@restispolitics·669K subscribers·1.3K videos
Burnham, Streeting & The Fight to Be Prime Minister
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By raising the EU issue centre-stage just before the Makerfield by-election, is Wes Streeting deliberately trying to sabotage Burnham's chances in a Leave-voting constituency, or is he finally forcing the debate Labour has been too timid to have? And if Germany's public services are superior to Britain's, yet with so many voters backing the fascist-adjacent AFD, what does this reveal about the ‘cost of living crisis’ explanation for populism?
Join Alastair and Rory as they answer all these questions and more.
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