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Explore "by-elections" with insightful episodes like "220. Sunak's by-election disaster, Reform UK gains momentum, and political crisis in Rochdale", "The Week... Rishi Sunak could face double disaster", "Gross and Grosser Negligence: Inside The COVID Inquiry", "Rutherglen by-election: Labour’s key to unlock Scotland?" and "Why is Rishi Sunak acting like he won?" from podcasts like ""The Rest Is Politics", "Politics At Jack And Sam's", "Oh God, What Now?", "The New Statesman Podcast" and "The News Agents"" and more!
Episodes (8)
The Week... Rishi Sunak could face double disaster
As itâs Commons recess, theyâre not together as they record the podcast â Sam is in a sauna in Finland and Jack is in his mum's spare room in Stockport.
On this episode, what will the Toriesâ mood be on Friday morning as they digest the by-election results from Wellingborough and Kingswood?
Meanwhile, the spotlight is on Labour after comments made by the partyâs candidate for the Rochdale by-election, which takes place later this month. You can find a full list of the candidates here.
And could it feel like a bleak week for the economy with the prospect of inflation rising and the latest GDP figures possibly suggesting a recession at the end of last year.
Email with your thoughts and rate how their predictions play out: jackandsam@sky.uk or jackandsam@politico.co.uk
Gross and Grosser Negligence: Inside The COVID Inquiry
Rutherglen by-election: Labour’s key to unlock Scotland?
Yet another by-election could provide a key opportunity for Anas Sarwar’s Scottish Labour to regain lost seats in Scotland.
The former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier has been recalled by her Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituents, triggering a by-election. Ben Walker and Freddie Hayward join Anoosh Chakelian on the New Statesman podcast to discuss what the latest polls reveal about voting intention in the seat – formerly a Labour stronghold – and whether this might be the beginning of a Labour resurgence in Scotland.
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Why is Rishi Sunak acting like he won?
Three by-elections and a win each for the three main parties. Labour won with the biggest electoral swing in their history in Selby and Ainsty, the Lib Dems won a huge majority in Somerton and Frome and the Conservatives just about held their seat in Uxbridge.
On the surface, the set of results are better than what the Tories had anticipated. But, better than terrible can still be pretty bad.
And does Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan need to rethink his ULEZ zone if Labour want to avoid struggling in next year's inner city campaigning? It sounds like Keir Starmer and Labour think so.
We're joined in News Agents HQ by Labour's Emily Thornberry and Sarah Olney from the Liberal Democrats to pick apart the results, and what this could mean for Tories, Labour and Lib Dems ahead of next year's general election.
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By-elections EmergencyCast: Don’t Believe the Tripe
Three by-elections and a Barbie movie
Tomorrow voters in three English constituencies will head to the polls. Will the good news on inflation and car plants help Rishi Sunak? Will the backlash over child benefits harm Keir Starmer?
Or will none of it make any difference? Has the county already found an inflection point where it's looking for change? We hear from the pollster Lord Andrew Cooper.
And we talk to Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo about Barbie and her fall from paradise.