Panic! at the "Nigel dog-and-pony show"
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🗓️ 14 March 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Given the Rupert Lowe drama, what does the future looks like for Reform and Farage?
Hannah Barnes is joined by Andrew Marr and George Eaton to answer listener questions about trouble in Reform land and where to watch in the upcoming local elections.
Read: Inside the Reform civil war, Will the Farage-Lowe saga hurt Reform at the polls?, A Reform Labour showdown looms in the Runcorn by-election
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| 0:57.0 | Hello, I'm Hannah Barnes, it's Friday, so this is where I put your questions to the New |
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| 1:13.9 | Today I'm joined by our political editor Andrew Marr and our senior editor, George Eaton. |
| 1:19.9 | Hello, gentlemen. |
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| 1:22.0 | Right, let's dive straight in. |
| 1:23.3 | Our first question comes from Mackie in South Sea. |
| 1:26.8 | I think there's an extra C in there somewhere. |
| 1:28.6 | I don't know how to pronounce it. |
| 1:29.6 | But they say, given the Rupert Lowe drama, what do you think the future looks like for reform and Farage? |
| 1:37.2 | Now, a bit of background for those who haven't been following the Reform UK drama over the last week. |
| 1:43.1 | This is about great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, who is a fifth or was a fifth of Reform |
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