How To Sell Starmer The Statesman

APR 9, 202642 MIN
How To Win An Election

How To Sell Starmer The Statesman

APR 9, 202642 MIN

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<p>The prime minister is trying to appeal to voters ahead of May's elections by talking about conflict overseas - can branding him as a global statesman rescue his premiership, in the same way Gordon Brown tried to survive after the financial crash?</p><br><p>With Danny away, we turn to the next generation - Simon Finkelstein, former adviser to Jeremy Hunt and Dominic Raab (and Danny's nephew) joins Sally, Polly and Hugo.</p><br><p>We also discuss whether MPs know enough about the real world - would we be better off with a House Of Commons full of Ed Milibands or Angela Rayners?</p><br><p>And, we answer a listener who worries we're too flippant about the remarkable rise of Zack Polanski's Green Party.</p><br><p>Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to [email protected]</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>