The Verdict On Sunak’s 12 Months As Prime Minister | Pod Save The Uk

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As the Israel Gaza crisis continues, pressure grows on both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to back calls for a ceasefire. Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive of Amnesty International UK, explains why he supports it and what else needs to happen for it to be meaningful. He also has advice for how you can help, either through safe protest, or through donation. Nish and Coco also ‘celebrate’ Rishi Sunak’s year at Number 10, revealing their highs and lows of 12 months of Rishi.

Is the Government’s promise to end ‘no-fault’ evictions being kicked into the long grass? Nish and Coco try and work out the political manoeuvring, with the help of Toby Lloyd, who was the Downing Street housing adviser who persuaded Theresa May to promote the policy when she was Prime Minister. He also reveals what it was like to work inside the cramped rooms of Number 10…where there’s every chance that your meeting might be disturbed by the Chancellor’s wife coming home with the food shop!

Plus find out why Coco has been having a “fat bear week”. This week Nish and Coco’s great nominations for hero and villain of the week can be found on our social media platforms…seek them out to learn why bankers are winding up Nish, and why Coco’s fallen in love with a sheepdog.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Pre-titles
0:40 Coco’s fat bear week
3:00 Sunak’s year as PM
4:38 Nish’s verdict on Sunak
7:15 Ad: Cariuma
7:53 Israel Gaza crisis
8:37 Clip: Ofri Bibas Levi
9:45 Guest: Sacha Deshmukh, CEO Amnesty International Uk
15:08 Clip: Mhairi Black
16:08 Sacha on chances of a ceasefire
18:37 Sacha on protests
20:23 What can we do?
22:13 Ad: Shopify
24:00 The Renter’s Reform Bill
25:55 Guest: Toby Lloyd, Housing policy expert
27:45 Learning how to communicate ideas to Conservatives
32:03 Why Tony's not worried about Section 21
37:25 Rent control
39:50 Singapore on Thames
40:25 Why housing is eating our economy
46:00 Downing Street is a weird place to work
48:17 PSUK mailbag

Video credits:
The Guardian
10 Downing Street

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