Turncoats, opportunists … or just idealists whose bosses lost their way?
Defecting to a new party is one of the momentous decisions an MP could ever make. Years of loyalties, backroom deals and deep friendships are lost in an instant. Patrick Baker speaks to MPs who have wrestled with the decision to switch party, to discover what it is really like.
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Sep 30
Labour conference special: Manchester’s new mayor
On a special edition of Westminster Insider from Labour Party conference, Pat and Sascha sat down with the new Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Craig, at the POLITICO Pub in Liverpool. In a conversation recorded in front of a live audience on Tuesday, shortly before Andy Burnham’ ... Show More
20m 59s
Jul 2023
Focus Group: Attack Of The Clones
<p>A group of people from across England who voted for the Conservatives at the 2019 election, but now say they plan to vote for Labour give their verdict on Rishi Sunak, who they describe as a "clone", and Keir Starmer, who they think is "smug". Matt is joined by James Johnson o ... Show More
42m 45s
<p>This Saturday we're bringing you an extra episode from another Times podcast - <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/stories-of-our-times" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stories of Our Times</a> - one remarkable story, told in depth, each day.</p><br><p> ... Show More
Matt Chorley speaks to two MPs who quit the party, plus Ayesha Hazarika on the threat to Labour and Ash Sarkar on how Corbyn should respond.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='ht ... Show More
