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29 February 2024updated 06 Mar 2024 11:18am

Reform UK “is driving Tories demented”

Andrew Marr joins the podcast to discuss a chaotic week for the Conservatives


From Lee Anderson’s rant against Sadiq Khan on GB News, to Liz Truss’s appearance with Steve Bannon, this week has been nothing short of a conspiratorial catastrophe for the Conservative Party.

Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Andrew Marr and Rachel Cunliffe to discuss why Rishi Sunak and senior Conservatives are “too scared” to call out islamophobia – while Reform and GB News are “driving them a bit demented”.

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