The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “Planet Normal: Can Boris Johnson survive after scraping through no confidence vote? | Podcast” – below is their description.
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The votes are in and the Prime Minister lives to fight another day.
But is it the beginning of the end of the Johnson Premiership? Our podcast co-hosts are divided.
Allison Pearson is mourning the end of her love affair with Boris Johnson this week. She believes his backflips on Conservative policy pledges are making voters feel like “a cheated spouse.” While Allison’s not convinced the PM is toast just yet, she warns his “slowly rotting edifice” is causing untold damage to his party.
Co-host Liam Halligan argues there aren’t any viable candidates to replace Boris Johnson, especially as the cost of living crisis intensifies and the war in Ukraine continues. But Liam admits he is frustrated with the PM’s “flabby and limp” policy ideas, and warns he’ll need proposals that are more “red meat” than “vegan sausage” if he wants backbenchers to rally around them.
Also boarding the capsule of common sense this week is columnist and Conservative peer Lord Daniel Hannan. He tells our co-pilots the PM is on his “last chance,” and suggests Boris Johnson takes a leaf out of Gordon Brown’s book when it comes to the economy and spending.
And finally, Allison reveals the hilarious name of one of her WhatsApp group chats.
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Allison Pearson: ‘My love affair with Boris is over’ – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/06/07/love-affair-boris/
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Read more from Daniel: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/d/da-de/daniel-hannan/
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