Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
As the Owen Paterson mess unspools to expose Geoffrey Cox’s novel approach to working from home and much more, has the Government set off a multi-polar controversy it can’t control? Did Boris Johnson do himself any favours by refusing to face the Commons in contrition? And how does it play outside Westminster when someone on £80,000 a year claims they needs a second or third job?
Our special guest is ROB HUTTON, veteran lobby journalist and now sketchwriter at The Critic.
• “What did I make of last week in Parliament? It was objectively hilarious.” – ROB HUTTON
• “Rees-Mogg and Mark Spencer had to sit silently on the benches and take their punishment – and that was quite the sight.” – CATH HADDON
• “It’s not important to say you’re not a corrupt country. It’s important not to HAVE to say you’re not a corrupt country…” – ROB HUTTON
• “If MPs like Geoffrey Cox have time to do all this extra work, why don’t they spend it trying to improve Parliament?” – CATH HADDON
• “The fact that Geoffrey Cox had massive outside jobs was known ten days ago and it wasn’t news back then. It is now.” – ROB HUTTON
Presented by Hannah White with Cath Haddon and Tim Durrant. Audio production by Alex Rees. Inside Briefing is a Podmasters Production for the IfG.
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