Electoral Dysfunction
Political powerhouses Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson and Harriet Harman unite to unravel the spin and explain what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond.Every episode, they will examine politicians, what they stand for, what they say and what they might really mean.They will work out which politicians are coming out on top and who is having an Electoral Dysfunction.WhatsApp - 07934 200444
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UPDATE: We talked again on this episode about speculation that Rachel Reeves was going to raise income tax rates in the budget. Since we recorded, Beth's been told that those plans have been ditched.
Read her analysis here and we'll discuss what's going on next time.
ON THIS EPISODE: Wes Streeting had to say he's more Joe Marler than Jonathan Ross after Number 10 started briefing he was plotting to oust Keir Starmer.
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Who is to blame for two more inmates being wrongly freed from prison? The Conservatives attempted a mic drop moment with David Lammy this week by trying to get the Justice Secretary to admit to it live in the House of Commons.
So why did Lammy avoid the question five times? And when 262 prisoners were released by mistake in the year to March – how is this happening every week?
At the very least, Harriet sees the saga as a...
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On this first episode, they look at the Huntington mass stabbing and hear from an eye witness. Sophy’s spoken to the sole survivor of the Air India crash which killed 241 people back in June. And Wilf’s heard from the US ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens, who wants the UK to keep drilling for oil and gas. And India’s women bring home ...
Harriet responds to your messages about the Green Party after she went viral for her take on leader Zack Polanski.
How does its surge in popularity link up with the result of the Caerphilly by-election? And is the party getting more support because it's not entirely focused on climate change?
Plus, rumour has it that the Labour government is planning to raise income tax in next month's budget. It would mean breaking a manifest...
Sir Keir Starmer has backed safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, as a fifth abuse survivor calls on her to quit to restore trust in the grooming gangs inquiry.
Beth, Ruth and Harriet explain why the national inquiry into the sexual exploitation of children by grooming gangs in England and Wales has become so poisonous and why the victims are so unhappy.
Plus, as the government faces growing calls to formally strip Prince...
Two powerhouse Labour politicians are vying to replace Angela Rayner as deputy leader.
With the winner being announced on 25 October, Beth Rigby has been speaking to both candidates about party unity, leadership, leaks, and their political vision in a special Electoral Dysfunction double-header.
Lucy Powell pitches herself as the independent "shop steward" ready to speak truth to power, while Education Secretary Bridget P...
There are new questions about who knew what and when about the collapse of a trial of alleged Chinese spies.
Beth, Ruth, and Harriet explain why a row involving names you might not know does have implications for the country – can Beijing be both a friend and a foe?
And while there are questions for government and civil servants – they ask if Kemi Badenoch has made a misstep with her response.
Plus, Bet...
Later, with a peace plan brokered by Donald Trump in the Middle East, what effect will it have on protests here?
And has the government got it right ...
She says that Kemi Badenoch has shown resilience and character in her first year as party leader- but it’s taken time to find confidence and her 11 months of ‘listening’ and ‘absorbing’ has come with ‘political knocks’.
She acknowledges that she is sorry about the Tory proposal to leave the ECHR - but says politicians have t...
So with the May elections starting to loom in the minds of politicians, how worried are Labour that they are going to lose out to Reform? And did Andy Burnham have t...
Beth asks also asks him about future strike action by doctors.
He's clear in his warning to members of the BMA: "The NHS is hanging by a thread, don’t pull it."
The interview was recorded at Labour Party conference.
Remember, you can also watch Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman a...
So how damaging are their comments? And why do men think they know best about women’s bodies?
Later - is Andy Burnham plotting a move on Downing Street? He claims Labour MPs are asking him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership of the party.
Days before the Liverpool party ...
And what did Trump mean when he said that Putin had "let him down"?
To match the occasion - a special episode of Electoral Dysfunction and Trump100, a Sky News podcast mashup. Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman and Ruth Davidson are joined by Mark Stone,...
Ruth isn't impressed either and wonders why Keir Starmer was defending him at PMQs.
Donald Trump arrives in London for his state visit next week.
Given questions about Epstein always raise his hackles – how will the PM tack...
Beth, Ruth and Harriet look at their prospects and reveal what sort of deputy Keir Starmer would prefer – as well as who the left of Labour would prefer is rooting for. Does the next deputy need to be a Northern woman?
Plus...
She admitted she didn’t pay enough stamp duty on the purchase of a new home and, after an ethics investigation, quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary.
David Lammy takes the deputy role with a move to justice secretary.
Keir Starmer’s had two resets in a week – can he now get on with his dream of del...
Beth takes Ruth and Harriet behind the scenes of her interview with Angela Rayner this week as they ask whether she will survive in government, or if she will have to resign.
It all emerged after Rayner admitted she didn't pay enough tax on her home in Hove - you can catch the exclusive ...
After weeks of speculation in the papers, Angela Rayner reveals what really happened – she tells Beth she got inaccurate expert advice and was unable to speak out before due to confidential clauses in place to protect her son, who she is opening up about publicly for the fist...
Why does it feel like there's an election imminent when the prime minister isn't required to call one for four years? What's fuelling the chaos? And is the media to blame?
Plus, your questions on whether Reform defections are actually a problem for the Tory party, what happens to ex-MPs, and could Donald Trump act...
From that huge Commons rebellion over welfare cuts to the looming pressure on defence spending, how can the government look after Britain at home, whilst holding the line abroad?
For this special episode, Beth speaks to the former chancellor Jeremy Hunt and ex-Labour welfare minister Jim Murphy.
Also, Ruth and Ha...
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