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Working to make government more effective

Newly elected Labour MP Sarah Edwards (left) at Tamworth Football Club with party leader Sir Keir Starmer (right)
Podcast

Rishi Sunak's double trouble 

The Financial Times' Lucy Fisher joins the podcast team to react to Labour's double by-election win.

Labour's double by-election win has sent shockwaves through Westminster. So what does it mean for Keir Starmer? What does Rishi Sunak do now? And what might it tell us about the battleground on which the general election might be fought? The Financial Times' Lucy Fisher joins the podcast team to react to the results. 

Talking of the general election… everyone is guessing when it might be held. Could it be next May? Early autumn. Late autumn? Maybe as late as January 2025? We plot the paths and game the scenarios.

Could a second referendum on Scottish independence be back on the cards? The SNP thinks it has come up with a route. So what is it and could it work? 
 

What we talked about in this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Parliament and the constitution Devolution
Keywords
General election Official opposition Majority government Scottish independence
United Kingdom
Scotland
Political party
Conservative Labour
Position
Prime minister Leader of the opposition
Administration
Sunak government
Department
Number 10
Devolved administration
Scottish government
Legislature
Scottish parliament Scottish parliament
Project
General election
Public figures
Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer
Publisher
Institute for Government

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