EMQs: Is Rishi California Dreamin’?

EMQs: Is Rishi California Dreamin’?

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Have Burnham & Badenoch restored two-party politics?

Party conference season is over, and it went out with a bang. The Greens have been engulfed by controversy over Zionism, and the Tories have been repositioning as the leading party on the right. Ed Balls and George Osborne delve into what the troubles for the Greens means for Lab ...  Show more

EMQs: Should John Healey recruit ex-chancellors?

A questioner from Instagram takes Ed Balls and George Osborne back 20 years in this week’s EMQs, reminiscing on fringe events at party conferences that drew no audience. They reflect on how to handle hosting a sparsely attended event, and the awkwardness George got into when aske ...  Show more

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