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Calling Peston: The ITV News Politics Podcast

Traffic lights, travel and variants - will the roadmap be delayed?

Calling Peston: The ITV News Politics Podcast

ITV News

Government, Politics, News

4.2177 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Traffic lights, travel and variants - will the roadmap be delayed?

Robert Peston, Shehab Khan and Daniel Hewitt discuss a week of mixed messaging on international travel that has left the public wondering whether amber means green or red.

Plus, cases of the Indian variant continue to grow, leading to concerns about the final step of the roadmap. Shehab talks to Professor Linda Bauld about the variant and it’s potential impact on future easing.

And the team lament the problems of technology for those wanting a pint in the post-covid pub.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:06.8

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0:11.2

Too busy being tasty to worry about looking pretty.

0:14.8

So if you want real, take two minutes to make our mouth-watering golden syrup, cinnamon or hazelnut chocolate porridge and

0:21.8

bask in its ugly glory. Quaker will always have a face for radio. Quaker, deliciously real,

0:28.9

deliciously ugly. To holiday or not to holiday.

0:38.7

That is the question, but if you ask members of the government, you will get different answers.

0:43.1

Red means stop, green means go.

0:44.8

Amber though, well, is open to interpretation, it seems, when it comes to where we can travel this summer.

0:50.0

Luckily for you, the Calling Pest and Team haven't packed our trunks just yet.

0:54.1

What an image.

0:54.9

And we'll be staying here to bring you episode 91.

0:57.5

Welcome to the podcast.

0:58.4

I'm Daniel Hewitt with me, as ever.

0:59.8

Shehab Khan.

1:00.5

Hello, Shehab.

1:01.4

Hello.

1:02.2

And IATV political editor, Robert Peston.

1:04.4

How are you, Robert?

1:05.2

Never been better.

1:06.8

On this week's podcast, we've also got Professor Linda Bull, Professor of Public Health at Edinburgh University,

1:12.2

on weather unlocking in June as planned is wise and much else besides.

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