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03/11/2024

Ben Wright discusses Kemi Badenoch's election as Conservative leader and the Budget with Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, Conservative Kim Malthouse and professor of politics Tim Bale.

Ben Wright is joined by the senior Labour backbencher Siobhain McDonagh; Conservative former Cabinet minister, Kit Malthouse; and Professor or Politics, Tim Bale. They discuss the election of Kemi Badenoch as Tory leader and the direction in which she might take the party. They also analyse the Budget and how it's changed the political landscape. Katy Balls - political editor of The Spectator - brings additional expertise and insights. The programme also includes an interview with former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Washington correspondent, Nick Bryant, about the history of the "special relationship" and the implications of the US election for the UK.

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