Katrine Kielos-Marçal: Sunak försöker förhindra politisk undergång

Katrine Kielos-Marçal: Sunak försöker förhindra politisk undergång

LONDON. Storbritanniens premiärminister Rishi Sunak hade inte behövt kalla till val redan i juli. Ändå stod han där i regnet utanför Downing Street och meddelade att folket ska rösta fram ett nytt parlament om sex veckor.

Hon blir ny partiledare för Tory – första svarta kvinnan

Hon blir ny partiledare för Tory – första svarta kvinnan

Kemi Badenoch ersätter Torypartiets ledare och landets före detta premiärminister Rishi Sunak. Processen har tagit nästan fyra månader och från början stod det mellan sex kandidater. Badenoch var näringsminister i Sunaks regering och är parlamentsledamot för North West Essex, en plats hon lyckades behålla i valet tidigare i år. Hon har imponerat på partiet med sin ”slut på nonsens”-attityd, och nämndes som en av favoriterna i brittiska medier till att efterträda Rishi Sunak som ledare för partiet. Hon kom fyra i racet för att ersätta Boris Johnson 2022 och har tidigare hintat om en partiledarkandidatur. Därmed blir hon första svarta kvinnan på posten i landet någonsin.

Partiledaren från arbetarklassen – som blev riddare: "En belastning"

Partiledaren från arbetarklassen – som blev riddare: "En belastning"

Keir Starmers socialdemokratiska parti Labour fick en stor majoritet i torsdagens valresultat i brittiska valet och återtar därmed makten efter 14 år i opposition. Labour fick 410 av underhusets 650 platser, och Keir Starmer blir därmed ny premiärminister. – Väljarna har talat och de är redo för förändring, säger Labourledaren Keir Starmer under ett segertal på fredagsmorgonen, efter att själv ha blivit invald i sin valkrets i norra London. – Det är nu dags för oss att leverera, fortsätter Starmer och lovar samtidigt att ta brittisk politik "åter i allmänhetens tjänst". Riddartitel Starmer kommer i grunden från arbetarklassen med en pappa som jobbade i fabrik och en mamma som arbetade som sjuksköterska, enligt James Savage. Men sedan har han gjort en stor klassresa och fick även en riddartitel av det brittiska kungahuset 2014. Att en socialdemokratisk ledare får en riddartitel har beskrivits som ovanligt i Storbritannien. – Riddartiteln har varit en belastning för honom skulle jag säga. Han fick det för att han var riksåklagare i Storbritannien. Han har varit en väldigt framgångsrik jurist och tjänsteman, säger James Savage. 2020 blev Starmer vald som ledare till Labourpartiet efter hans företrädare Jeremy Corbin. Det händer nu Under fredagen kommer sittande premiärminister och ledare för det konservativa partiet, Rishi Sunak bege sig till statschefen, kung Charles, för att meddela sin avgång. – Kort tid senare kommer Keir Starmer komma in och bli uppmanad att bilda regering av statschefen, kung Charles, säger Nicholas Aylott, på Utrikespolitiska institutet och docent på Södertörns högskola. – Det är alltså några minuter där som vi inte har en premiärminister och alla i säkerhetstjänsterna blir alltid lite oroliga att något skulle kunna hända just de minuterna, säger James Savage. Senare under fredagen kommer Keir Starmer sedan att utse huvudrollerna i sin regering genom att välja ministrar, enligt Nicholas Aylott.

ANALYS: Ett svårt och smärtsamt sorgearbete för det urgamla partiet

ANALYS: Ett svårt och smärtsamt sorgearbete för det urgamla partiet

Efter 14 år med det konservativa partiet vid makten var britterna sugna på förändring. Väljarna var uppenbart trötta på vad den avgående premiärministern Rishi Sunak och hans företrädare presterat. Den tillträdande Labour-regeringen kommer att ta över ett land med stort budgetunderskott. Och där det finns ett allmänt utbrett missnöje med hur viktiga sektorer som vård-skola-omsorg hanterats. Till det kommer den alltid brännande frågan: invandring/integration. Många britter anser ju att landet tagit emot på tok för många flyktingar och invandrare. Under dagen kommer Rishi Sunak att lämna in sin avskedsansökan till kung Charles i Buckingham Palace. En stund senare tar kungen emot Keir Starmer och kommer då att uppmana honom att bilda den första Labour-regeringen på 14 år. Långdragen process att hitta ny partiledare För konservativa Tories stundar nu en antagligen långdragen process att hitta en ny partiledare. Flera av de namn som nämnts i spekulationerna som ny ledare för tories, förlorade sina parlamentsplatser i gårdagens val och är därmed borta från den striden. Dessutom handlar det om ett svårt och smärtsamt sorgearbete för världens kanske äldsta politiska parti (bildades 1834). ”Hur kunde vi tappa runt två tredjedelar av våra parlamentsplatser – det sämsta valresultatet för Tories sedan slutat av 1800-talet!”. Det är en fråga som kommer att ältas under lång tid i konservativa kretsar i Storbritannien. Medan Keir Starmer och Labourpartiet kan fira valtriumfen och börja regera med en förkrossande övervikt i mandat i det brittiska parlamentets underhus.

Rishi Sunak erkänner sig besegrad – jordskredsseger för Labour i valet

Rishi Sunak erkänner sig besegrad – jordskredsseger för Labour i valet

Labour får 410 av underhusets 650 platser, och Keir Starmer blir ny premiärminister. Resultatet i vallokalsundersökningen motsvarar mer än en fördubbling av parlamentsplatser mot valet 2019. Väljarna har talat och de är redo för förändring, säger Labourledaren Keir Starmer under ett segertal på fredagsmorgonen, efter att själv ha blivit invald i sin valkrets i norra London. Det är nu dags för oss att leverera, fortsätter Starmer och lovar samtidigt att ta brittisk politik "åter i allmänhetens tjänst". Sunak medger nederlag Konservativa partiet får i undersökningen 131 platser, enligt brittiska medier dess sämsta valresultat sedan 1800-talet. Jag tar ansvar för nederlaget, säger Toryledaren och nuvarande premiärministern Rishi Sunak i ett tal på fredagsmorgonen. Det brittiska folket har avkunnat sin dom, fortsätter han. Nigel Farages högerpopulistiska Reformparti, som ser ut att ta flera stolar på bekostnad av konservativa Tories, får enligt undersökningen 13 platser. Min plan är att bygga en nationell massrörelse de närmaste åren, säger Farage efter att själv ha lyckats bli invald i sitt åttonde försök att nå parlamentet. Liberaldemokraterna går också mot ett jätteresultat och ökar med över 50 platser och får fler ledamöter än partiet haft på över 100 år, enligt Sky News. Resultaten från de 650 valkretsarna strömmar in på fredagsmorgonen. BBC förutspår i en prognos vid 05-tiden, baserat på redan räknade valkretsar, att Labour går mot 410 mandat mot Tories 144. Bland konservativa som förlorar sin parlamentsstol finns nuvarande försvarsminister Grant Shapps, som länge varit en tung pjäs inom partiet. Korrekt och tråkig Labourledaren Keir Starmer har beskrivits som korrekt, tråkig och förutsägbar, egenskaper som inte ansetts vara negativa för honom eller partiet efter de senaste årens turbulens i politiken. 61-årige Starmer har lovat att bland annat få ordning på både företagens och arbetarnas ekonomi, minska väntetiderna inom vården och få grepp om invandringen – men inte fortsätta på den sittande regeringens inslagna väg för att skicka asylsökande till Rwanda. Den stora vallokalsundersökningen är gjord för BBC, ITV och Sky News. Resultatet går i linje med de senaste veckornas opinionsundersökningar.

Nu öppnar de brittiska vallokalerna

Nu öppnar de brittiska vallokalerna

Storbritanniens premiärminister Rishi Sunaks dagar på Downing Street verkar vara räknade. Tories har de senaste åren skakats av skandaler, avhopp och ett sviktande väljarstöd. Nu tyder opinionsmätningar på att partiet får knappt 20 procent av rösterna i torsdagens val, långt färre än katastrofvalet 1997 då Labourpartiet med Tony Blair i spetsen firande en jordskredsseger. – Vi bevittnar en kollaps av det konservativa partiet i realtid, kommenterade Emma Levin, biträdande direktör på det brittiska opinionsinstitutet Savanta, i juni. "Hasta la vista, baby!" Förtroendet för Torypartiet har sjunkit stadigt sedan toppnoteringarna 2020 då dåvarande premiärministern Boris Johnson lyckades driva igenom Storbritanniens utträde ur EU, efter år av förhandlingar. Men Johnson, en färgstark politiker och tidigare borgmästare i London, fick snabbt kritik för sin hantering av Covid-19-pandemin. Kritiken kulminerade med den så kallade partygate-skandalen då Johnson och flera partivänner sågs festa på regeringskansliet under lockdown. Ilskan ledde till att Toryledamoten Christian Wakeford gick till ärkerivalen Labour och Johnson tvingades avgå. I juli 2022 lämnade han underhuset med de famösa orden "Hasta la vista, baby!" Efterträdaren Liz Truss överlevde endast 44 dagar på premiärministerposten, något tabloidtidningen Daily Star gjorde sig lustig över genom att jämföra hennes kortlivade karriär med livslängden på isbergssallad. Under sin tid vid makten försökte Truss driva igenom en "minibudget" med stora ofinansierade skattesänkningar som satte skräck i finansmarknaderna och fick pundet att rasa. Sjunkande skepp När Sunak utlyste parlamentsvalet i maj såg många bedömare det som ett desperat försök att hålla ett sjunkande skepp flytande. Storbritanniens krisande ekonomi, rekordhöga skatteuttag och skyhöga levnadskostnader lär ytterligare försämra regeringspartiets chanser att behålla makten, skriver Politico. Flera högprofilerade konservativa politiker har sagt att de inte ställer upp för omval. Två Toryledamöter har ställt sig bakom segertippade Labourledaren Keir Starmer, och som grädde på moset anklagas flera personer i Sunaks närhet för att ha utifrån insiders ha satsat pengar på datum för valet. Opinionsundersökningarna tyder på att Torypartiet når sin lägsta notering sedan första världskriget, endast några procentenheter från högerpopulistiska Reformpartiet.

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Is Rwanda about to bring Rishi Sunak down?

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Sunak’s General Election Selection

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Sunak survives, plus the long wait for Grenfell justice

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How to endure Sunak's dying government

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How can Rishi Sunak cut Labour's lead?

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EmergencyCast: Sunak's Week from Hell – Plus, Johnson's COVID Inquiry Shame-Fest.

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Rishi Sunak’s big fat Greek row

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Why has Rishi snubbed the Greeks?

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Ep 744: A revolting week for Rishi Sunak

It began with a government defeat in the House of Commons and ended with a resignation and revolt on the right of Rishi Sunak’s party. Where does it leave his premiership?To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunk! Is Sunak’s Tory Party over?

It’s been a bruising 24 hours for Rishi Sunak including a ministerial resignation, emergency prime ministerial press conference and a former home secretary now firmly on manoeuvres. Amol and Nick discuss the Today programme’s exclusive interview with that former home secretary, Suella Braverman, and analyse how much trouble Sunak is now in. Will there be a leadership challenge?As he’s shoring up his leadership the former prime minister Boris Johnson is trying to secure his legacy at the Covid Inquiry. What will history’s verdict on him be? Sir Simon Schama provides his perspective on how Johnson’s time in No10 will be remembered, long into the future.Episodes of The Today Podcast land every Thursday and watch out for bonus episodes. Subscribe on BBC Sounds to get Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories of the week, with insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme.If you would like a question answering, get in touch by sending us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 or email us Today@bbc.co.ukThe Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK’s most influential radio news programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor.The senior producer is Tom Smithard, the producer is Rufus Gray. The editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Studio direction from Jack Graysmark.

13. Inflation, Dating Apps & The Greensill Scandal

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