A year of Rishi - can he keep the Tories in power?

10/24/23 • 45 min

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Rishi Sunak’s premiership is almost one year old. Is this where the Tory party wants to be 12 months out from an election?

Can a party that’s been in power for 13 years win again? And what has to happen to make that possible?

We talk to Ben Riley-Smith author of The Right to Rule and political editor of The Telegraph.

Editor: Tom Hughes

Producer: Laura FitzPatrick

Planning Producer: Alex Barnett

Social Media Producer: Phoebe Dampare-Osei

Video Producers: Rory Symon & Ben Bate

You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents".

Rishi Sunak’s premiership is almost one year old. Is this where the Tory party wants to be 12 months out from an election?

Can a party that’s been in power for 13 years win again? And what has to happen to make that possible?

We talk to Ben Riley-Smith author of The Right to Rule and political editor of The Telegraph.

Editor: Tom Hughes

Producer: Laura FitzPatrick

Planning Producer: Alex Barnett

Social Media Producer: Phoebe Dampare-Osei

Video Producers: Rory Symon & Ben Bate

You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The News Agents".

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