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Sunk! Is Sunak’s Tory Party over?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is trying to shore up his leadership as former PM Boris Johnson tries to secure his legacy.

It’s been a bruising 24 hours for Rishi Sunak including a ministerial resignation, emergency prime ministerial press conference and a former home secretary now firmly on manoeuvres.

Amol and Nick discuss the Today programme’s exclusive interview with that former home secretary, Suella Braverman, and analyse how much trouble Sunak is now in. Will there be a leadership challenge?

As he’s shoring up his leadership the former prime minister Boris Johnson is trying to secure his legacy at the Covid Inquiry. What will history’s verdict on him be? Sir Simon Schama provides his perspective on how Johnson’s time in No10 will be remembered, long into the future.

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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both presenters of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK’s most influential radio news programme. Amol was the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor.

The senior producer is Tom Smithard, the producer is Rufus Gray. The editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Studio direction from Jack Graysmark.

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Thu 7 Dec 2023 23:00

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