Why isn’t Labour doing better?
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Matt Chorley looks at the Batley and Spen by-election results with analysis from the Times' Eleni Courea, pollster Chris Curtis, former Labour minister Lord Mandelson and Labour MP Diane Abbott.
PLUS columnists Melanie Reid and Matthew Syed to go through the day's news including how politicians should pass the 'pub test' to see if they're fit to be leader.
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| 1:01.5 | slash change. Hello, this is the Red Box podcast. I'm Matt Surely. We've reached the end of |
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| 1:54.9 | Well, Labour's not comb. They managed to hang on in badly and spend. But is this all |
| 2:00.4 | possibly the worst possible result for kids? Tom. Does he declare victory and carry on? Regardless, |
| 2:04.8 | lots of his MPs still not very happy with how things are going. We're here from Peter Mandelson |
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