607: The Committee Put Together To Find Out If Boris Was Lying Find He Lied

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Rob and Tom discuss the fallout of Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:43] Charlie Boy Got a Fancy Hat

• [8:58] Local Council Elections 2023

• [20:42] Boris and Standards

• [36:51] The Polls

• [46:32] Outro

• [49:21] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• The Papers

• Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson

• Boris Johnson resigns as MP: James O'Brien's definitive takedown | LBC

• Pollster explains hows the Tories will lose the next election

• Electoral Calculus

• Politico Poll of Polls

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Boris Johnson Brexit Deal by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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606: BoJo in the Dock

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Rob and Tom discuss Boris in front of the Privileges Committee…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:46] Headlines: Don’t Get Ill! Doctors’ Strike is Going to Hurt

• [7:25] Headlines: Trump in the Dock

• [13:30] Headlines: PM: Brexit is Boosting Us!

• [18:12] Main Story: Bojo in the Dock

• [24:02] How Serious is This for Boris?

• [29:17] Why Would You Make a Mistake Like This?

• [51:30] How Does This Affect the Conservative Party?

• [1:03:34] The Polls

• [1:12:11] Outro

• [1:13:31] Ad: Hat of Many Things

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• The Papers

• Doctors Shouldn’t Need to Strike

• Brexit David Davis Downside Dossier

• Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson

• Electoral Calculus

• Politico Poll of Polls

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Boris Johnson Partygate Photo

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509: Dishy Rishi to Fishy Rishi

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and discuss the rise and fall of Rishi Sunak…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:34] Headlines: Tory MP Suspended After Sex & Cocaine Case

• [6:53] Headlines: Rwandan Plan Is Ungodly Says Welby

• [21:18] Main Headline: Fishy Rishi

• [27:11] Akshata Murthy

• [31:44] Non-dom Status

• [39:22] Partygate

• [54:16] Quick Polls Update

• [1:00:46] Outro

• [1:01:41] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• The Papers

• What Britain’s Deal With Rwanda Means for the U.K. Asylum System

• Rishi Sunak faces questions over link to firm operating in Russia

• Rishi Sunak's wife to pay UK tax on overseas income

• Chancellor Rishi Sunak held US green card until last year

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Rishi Sunak MP by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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508: We've Fixed The Economy!

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and discuss the Spring Statement…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:44] Headlines: What A Bunch Of Anchors

• [8:01] Headlines: The Smile That Says I'm Free

• [13:03] Headlines: Russians Retreat Into Eastern Ukraine

• [16:39] Main Story: Spring Statement

• [21:09] Taxation

• [27:39] Fuel Duty

• [32:17] VAT & Council Funds

• [37:56] Inflation

• [45:56] Outro

• [46:39] Ad: Hat Of Many Things

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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is free. But why now? And why did it take so long?

• Spring Statement: Key points at a glance

• So how would Heinz rebrand British Gas? - David Mitchell

• Rishi Sunak can’t use contactless

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Rishi Sunak Covid-19 Presser by Number 10 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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507: Ukraine

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Rob and Tom discuss the latest headlines and give a summary of the war in Ukraine so far…

This episode was recorded on 27th February 2022. The situation is fluid and discussion was based on what was known at the time.

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [1:06] Headlines: A Failure Of Leadership

• [4:39] Quick Polls Update

• [6:45] Headlines: Bonfire Of Covid Rules

• [13:37] Main Story: Ukraine

• [22:07] Zelensky

• [27:44] Why Has Putin Done This Now?

• [41:08] The Western Response

• [1:04:45] Outro

• [1:05:48] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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• The Papers

• Politico Poll of Polls

• Ukraine: Is Russia's invasion going as expected?

• Putin’s Case for War, Annotated

• Putin vs. Ukrainian history

• Ukraine conflict: What is Swift and why is banning Russia so significant?

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: Ukrainian Flag with Grunge Effect in the Public Domain

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506: The Sue Gray Continuum

Rob and Tom discuss the Sue Gray report and why Boris hasn’t resigned yet…

Topics

• [0:00] Intro

• [0:46] Headlines: Andrew, It's Trial By Jury

• [2:39] Headlines: Fears Mount Russia Will Weaponise Gas Supplies

• [7:59] Headlines: PM The Clock Is Ticking. Sort Energy Bills Crisis!

• [13:30] Main Story: Partygate

• [27:39] Why Is Boris Still Here?

• [34:53] Quick Polls Update

• [39:12] Outro

• [40:24] Ad: Mish Mash Mayhem

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• The Papers

• WSJ: What Does Russia Want With Ukraine? Tensions Between Putin and NATO Explained

• The Naked Pravda: Everyday life under Kremlin brinkmanship

• BBC: What is the UK's inflation rate and why is the cost of living going up?

• Politico Poll of Polls

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• Recording engineer: Ennuicastr

• Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).

• Main Image: “Send in the Clowns“ by Hello I’m Nik under the Unsplash License

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