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5 October 2017

NS#237: The Tory Conference Special

The New Statesman podcast with Helen Lewis and Stephen Bush.

By New Statesman

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Helen and Stephen discuss the fallout from the Conservative Party conference, and in particular Theresa May’s disastrous speech. Then they answer a listener question: is the Labour Party ready to govern?

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Further reading/listening:

Stephen on the Conservatives’ misunderstanding of Jeremy Corbyn.

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