Rishi Sunak is bad at politics | Andrew Marr | The New Statesman

The Conservatives are doing some useful things - but it won't help them, because Rishi Sunak is bad at politics.
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From Ukraine to Ulez, the Conservatives are doing some good work in the day to day "chuntering" of government, says Andrew Marr. But, he explains, the Prime Minister squanders political capital and UK voters have decided the Tories are finished.
Marr also explains the impact Reform UK are having on Rishi Sunak's conservatives, and explores the likelihood of a leadership challenge from Penny Mordaunt or Kemi Badenoch.
Read more: Among Conservatives, the mood has never been so grim
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Andrew Marr is Political Editor for the New Statesman, and is one of the UK's most senior political journalists. He spent over 20 years at the BBC where he was Political Editor and hosted the wildly successful Andrew Marr show. He is now based in Westminster where he brings his deep experience of political reporting to his analysis of the most important events in UK politics. He also hosts Tonight with Andrew Marr on LBC Radio.
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[@MichaelSmith-ns8ow]

Breaking news: A Rwandan Giraffe has applied for asylum in the United Kingdom.

[@captaintorch983]

Yes, but don't bother to post any criticism. It will disappear.

[@chrisrichardson9957]

The bottom line is that in the pre-Brexit era, Sunak would still have been a junior minister.

[@simonjohnson1257]

It's a good point. He's not really had chance to learn his trade.

[@kerryfry1857]

@@simonjohnson1257 what trade? Being smoother at shafting us?

[@Patmorgan235Us]

​@@kerryfry1857 being effective in government is a skill

[@mrdaveythebaby]

If that.

[@kerryfry1857]

@@Patmorgan235Us well he's not that. He's just shafting us. Also a skill defined as 'the ability to do work with ease.' He's skilled at shafting us.

[@spacechannelfiver]

Inflation falling just means you are getting poorer more slowly.

[@HShango]

Exactly, it doesn't mean things are getting cheaper

[@Yeah-Buddy-Lightweight]

Tories don't like an educated population. Don't you dare use critical thinking. You have no right knowing what deals they do with their mates behind closed doors. Ooooo look over there!

[@mrdaveythebaby]

Yeah, Marr is pulling a fast one here. He is too knowledgeable not to know that.

[@CaptainFearless1]

nicely put

[@piccalillipit9211]

AND literally, no one will feel any benefit of the interest rates coming down. If you got your fixed rate last week - you are on that for another 2 or 5 years. If you get it next month well you are moving off 1% to 5% - just cost ist now 6% does NOT make you happy

[@hatfullofsky2470]

I think really the major issues that really matter to people is affordable housing, finding a dentist, energy costs they can afford and having something left after all their bills are paid!

[@DanCThorpe]

Sad that neither the Tories or Labour have no plans to address any of those things. Depressing.

[@thelostboy9884]

​@@DanCThorpe They have plans. And it'll involve importing another million people every annum. Because that strategy has worked so well up until now.

[@cup1966wow]

​@@DanCThorpeBecause unless house prices go up you wong win votes. The sad reality is that young people don't vote and old people do. Old people want their houses to go up.

[@tomthumb2361]

Horrifically and astoundingly awful at politics.

[@trixiepickle8779]

It may on paper be the economy is getting better. But that is not what people see Andrew, they see the fact there are hardly any dentists, that ambulances either don't arrive or are hours late. That the roads are full of holes, that they cannot see a Doctor. This is all very relevant to Sunak who is a numbers man and seems not to have a clue about anything else. But they have governed by soundbite for 14 yrs and people have had enough. If the economy improves by October/November good but too late thankfully for the Tories.

[@graemehancocks4171]

Quite. Well said.

[@slashnburn9234]

The problem comes from how you measure the strength of the economy. Selective statistical choices and cherry picking the metrics that reinforce the narrative you want to spin can make anything look good. They look at overall productivity or the average salary or some other aggregated metric but ignore inequality - things will look good. Say that inflation has halved even though it's still far too high - makes things sound good. £900 more in your pocket thanks to tax cuts? Fine if you ignore the increased costs from higher interest rates and higher prices. Look at the positive-sounding things but ignore the overall big picture that shows the reality for a lot of people. Or to quote Homer Simpson - "you can prove anything with statistics", whether it's actually true or not.

[@gzk6nk]

What he did to HS2 (of his own bat, without consulting NR or HS2 Ltd or any experts) was unforgivable - cancelling the relatively cheap phase 2A left it costing a fortune and making the situation for rail freight worse than it is now, by it's rejoining the West Coast main Line at its most congested point! Just where it goes for 4 track to 2 track and there are 3 major flat junctions, all of which the few extra miles of phase 2A to Crewe would bypass. He did that in a vain attempt to garner votes (according to polls) for his failing and walking-dead administration. And then there's the ludicrous Rwanda proposals which doesn't stack up in any way which ever way you look at it. He is..... despicable.

[@bigbarry8343]

They probably had a buyer for all this seized property, at knocked down prices.

[@davideyres955]

“Which ever way you look at it”. The problem is it’s the way you look at it, which is wrong. The real issue is the way the immigrants look at it. at the moment they think that once they get to England then the government will give them a house and 30k per year, right or wrong if that’s the perception then nothing you say will make a difference to them. If they think they wont get to live in the uk and be given lots of free money and they’ll go to an African country they wont come. That is the point. Like it or loath it something needs to be done as the uk cannot continue to exist with this level of immigration, the social cohesion will break down and we will end up with extremists and racists taking hold in the ordinary population. The UK has been a welcoming country but that’s only because it can afford to be, if the general population feel like second class citizens in their own country they will turn.

[@grahamepigney8565]

By any economic measure they should have cancelled the whole thing. Without links to Manchester and Leeds the economic case falls apart.

[@localshaman]

"£900 quid better off..." - Except if you have a mortgage you're about £1000 worse off. I know people of a certain vintage are desperate to pretend the Tories aren't F*cking mental but it's time to stop acting like there's factions in the party. Just accept it's a party of chancers all in it for themselves.

[@mrD66M]

What good is it to have a bit more money when the NHS is decimated? Private is only an option to people in the upper third income wise.

[@niterider1969]

The interest rates were going to increase anyway. It just happened more quickly due to Truss. They should've been increased while BJ was in power IMO as you could see that inflation was increasing.

[@nickdoughty518]

Or even bigger rises in Council tax.

[@bobtail2547]

That's 900 better off a year aswel, with my remortgage alone I'm already £8000 a year worse off

[@user-iz9co4qf6z]

Interest rates are high globally.

[@wilkie1011]

Weak leadership is weak leadership. Sunak is not a leader.

[@bigblueocean]

And Johnson was?

[@breadbreaker500]

@@bigblueoceana successful campaigner, but proved that he was a terrible leader also. With Sunak, he’s a detailed numbers man that should not be infront of cameras, and absolutely should not be a PM. It’s like we have 2 chancellors!

[@mrD66M]

What would his leadership be like if Sunak had called a snap GE within 3 months of getting into no 10? He had a fair amount of goodwill. But this tory party isn't the 'average' tory party after 2019 purge by Johnson, this is a bunch of chancers, hedge funders, bigots and arsonists

[@richardruff8712]

@@breadbreaker500 Yes, I think he would make a good ' number cruncher ' sitting at a desk, in the depths of no. 11 Downing Street, well away from the public glare... Just doing his job, as long as he was not required to make any decisions.... Yes, he would probably fit in quite well there... But, we all know that it takes a very special sort of person to do the top job... Sadly, I don't think that there has been a successful applicant for that job, in the past 50 years ?... Anybody agree ?

[@BoyeeSmudger]

​@@zimri-lim8254the same johnson that hid in a fridge?

[@vitaminfian]

Burgundy coloured corduroys were quivering! 😂

[@TimThat]

There’s not enough food in the supermarkets, no one can afford anything, the NHS is quietly being sold off, schools are crumbling, there’s no dentists, prisons are falling apart, there are no police, we’ve become more racist, there are no new houses, utility bills are sky high, trains don’t work, we are isolated internationally… yeah why on earth isn’t Rishi getting credit for all that?

[@piccalillipit9211]

This was my comment - it relates to yours: *£60 MILLION FOR APPRENTICESHIPS - STOP LIVING IN 1980* The UK needs to invest £4 TRILLION in buildings and infrastructure over the next 10 years £553 BILLION is needed for new schools alone. The UK state has not spent ANYTHING on infrastructure of maintenance since 1975 - 50 YEARS of ZERO investment. Stop talking as if £60 million means anything, or £28 billion for green stuff will make ANY difference - its 2024! ONE SEWER in London cost £5 Billion - you all live in 1980's numbers £1 million is PENNIES today ---!--- None of these commentators can get a grip on the scale of the problem, they all grew up when £60 million was a lot of money and £1 billion an unimaginable amount. So they hear £60 million invested and they give CREDIT, then Sunak might as well throw hot pennies on the floor for us to scrabble for like the rich used to in the 1850's

[@MrsGardiner]

And how on earth is Marr able to claim that better is just on the horizon?

[@psyick9543]

I agree with your sentiment but you’re being overly hyperbolic. Things are not that bad yet. They will be though.

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@psyick9543The UK has entered a phase called "sigmoidal collapse" its the opposite of a S curve of technology adoption where its super expensive at first but gets super cheap and everyone buys one until sales level off cos everyone has one. This is like the falling off the top on a rollercoaster we are in that bit as you go over the top, the plunge down near vertical is yet to come, but it will and it will last 8 to 15 years.

[@chippysteve4524]

There's no pleasing some people ;-)

[@Lionfish-Hunting]

Bouncing back after 14 years in power. WOW. Well done. Just in time to hand over to Labour.

[@michaelathanasiou2030]

Starmer says we didn't have covid or a a war --LOL

[@ValTwineDeaner]

No, they'll be handing over to Reform.

[@metalthrashingmatt]

​@michaelathanasiou2030 huh?

[@455constable]

I am another life long Tory who will NEVER vote for them again!

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

So it’s your fault.

[@idoshulman6379]

@@TheSuperPsychoKiller mb instead of hating on him be grateful he is now on your side?

[@rafaeldegiacomoaraujo8778]

Wait there... you don't know who he's voting for!

[@coppershark1973]

Thanks for all the damage you enabled but better late than never. Welcome to reality, join us.

[@Gabryal77]

That's a little like blaming the teller at the hardware store for selling the psychopath the hatchet

[@jhwheuer]

He doesn’t come across as a politician, he appears to be a slick used car salesman, maybe Mercedes, used cars nevertheless.

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

Sunak is like a scammer on the phone trying to get into your bank information.

[@connclissmann6514]

Jaguar, perhaps?

[@dameonwalker8994]

I wouldn't buy anything from such an obvious spiv; if he sold you a car it would come with a promise that the engine will be supplied 'soon', yet with no specific time-frame or even proof that the promised engine exists in reality.

[@michaelnee3692]

Snake oil salesman surely?

[@jsd8981]

He lies and lies and lies, the only thing he does is lie..

[@richardruff8712]

Cannot think of anyone more suitable to be an MP then !

[@VincentRE79]

He is not even good at that.

[@richardruff8712]

@@VincentRE79 I would say that he has as much ability, as all the other 649 MP's... That's why our once great Country is in such a state...

[@stevedavidson666]

​@@richardruff8712Nope, just 348 Tories and 8 DUPs.

[@richardruff8712]

@@stevedavidson666 Yes, I stand corrected ! Ha ha ha... So we do have at least HALF a chance, then ?

[@jimadams6159]

Sunak is so out of touch with the real world and to busy lining his own pocket as are a depressingly large number of politicians.

[@Lynn.hot.legs.peters]

Sunak's only interest is increasing his family's wealth....always has been !

[@bigblueocean]

I don't believe that he certainly isn't a patriot but he would like to be a good prime minister so he can add it to his list of accomplishments. Sadly the rest of the party doesn't care much about good government. They never have

[@Redsleather]

@@bigblueoceanaccomplishments like making millions and millions out of a banking crash that caused pain for so many people?

[@bigblueocean]

@@Redsleather you act as though I condoned anything that Sunak has done?

[@ValTwineDeaner]

And increasing more migrants by the day, by obeying his puppet masters, the WEF.

[@user-fg4vw2qo4e]

He’s already a billionaire how much be needs?

[@b.titanillabiro2771]

having just got the BBC to apologize for calling the reform party a ‘far right party’ lee anderson shown here doing a nazi salute whilst asking people who wants their country back

[@pizzamad3334]

vote reform 🥰

[@basatejaz6469]

225 million to top up Ukrainian shells but 60m on apprenticeships how does this make sense?

[@bigbarry8343]

Firstly - Mid and Large companies pay apprenticeships levy on their total payroll of 0.5%. That is bound to be in billions. Secondly - until very recently, the school leavers were seemlesly integrated to the workforce, and now everybody expects to be paid to hire young workers??? This is a grift opportunity for government cronies, and who is getting all that money?

[@NoreenGoundry-iy4pb]

Shocking! Who agreed this? Our money being used to kill people! Shame!

[@jonathanfell688]

He's totally irrelevant. He'll be out in October. Time to move on.

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

But he needs to go to prison. Eat out to Help out killed people.

[@burtcocain1986]

Bascially everyone's catching up with Phil Moorhouse who said this a year ago.

[@stephenhall9251]

Well said. 👍

[@boxingmonkey8621]

His name is Phil And he likes talking about Politics

[@daraorourke5798]

Inflation is not falling. The rate of inflation is slowing. Quite different. Inflation is still climbing.

[@akhusal]

Inflation is not climbing it's falling. This doesn't mean prices are falling, they are rising but less quickly.

[@bigbarry8343]

Yup, historically, the consensus was that the inflation was bad for the society, and the target for central banks was defined as *not more* than 2%. In 2010's they shifted the target into *exactly 2%*, and the new narrative defined inflation as necessary stimulatant of economic growth. Inflation is one of the most misunderstood and manipulated indicators.

[@einseitig3391]

Well said. And the usual April fools joke has landed on my carpet; the Council Tax demand featuring legalized theft in the form of the precept. The mayor of London has added what he wants and does to fund so called free school meals, a fare freeze and the removal of peak fares on Friday. £2,500 does not represent good value. Whoopie. I do not gain a jot from the reduction in national insurance so I will just have to fund it out of savings.

[@jonathanharms7589]

They call it a 'dead cat bounce'. The Rwanda policy is modelled on Australia's disgusting abuse of refugees and as an Australian I feel profound shame that my country has shown a path to the gutter for others to follow; trashing human rights and international law. Imagine if you gave those refugees $230,000 pounds instead? The BRITISH economy would get the benefit of that money being spent locally, as well as another loyal, hard working citizen. Sunak is not good at politics, and the Conservatives are dreadful at economics and ethics. Good leadership takes courage and a sound moral compass and no one with either could remain a Tory.

[@romevo100]

Todays establishment hate the WORKING CLASSES

[@thelostboy9884]

Correction. They only hate the white working class. Just like Marr and also the New Statemen.

[@bigbarry8343]

All wage earners are "WORKING CLASS".

[@mdhazeldine]

At this point, they've done so much damage, there's no way to recover. They're a dead party clinging on to a bit of drift wood after the Titanic has sunk and there's no rescue boat coming.

[@richardruff8712]

Yes, even the rats have jumped ONTO the iceberg !

[@Boghopper9999]

And now Reform are circling them in a gunboat 😋

[@captaintorch983]

Yes the Californian is nearby doing nothing to help, just like the Labour party!

[@richardruff8712]

@@captaintorch983 Yep... The Californian has probably seen the warning messages, and has decided... " What the hell, they've had 14 years to sort it out... Time for a change ! "

[@MrResearcher122]

​@@Boghopper9999And a shoal sharks are waiting to see Labour fail, then a coup will happen...

[@artjacob5359]

The trouble with postponing the election until the Autumn is that energy price increases after a short relief will start climbing again, council tax increases, mortgage costs, food costs and stagnating wages will be really biting by then. Oh and the Rwanda experiment cost will be nudging £1 billion for marginal effect.

[@dameonwalker8994]

I can see your point but fear it is inaccurate. The positive points you highlight ignore: crumbling NHS crumbling schools eye-watering high taxation (the so-called 'tax cuts' are generally divided between those which benefit people who were already comfortable and those for the working classes which are cancelled out by other stealth taxes) the vast increase in actual poverty, together with the poverty gap getting ever wider the ongoing foot-shooting exercise named Brexit (responsible for the loss of many rights and freedoms for all UK citizens in addition the to the vast economic damage it caused) the failure to recoup money from those who stole from taxpayers during Covid the failure to maintain the banking regulations introduced after the last global banking crisis white elephants, such as the xenophobic Rwanda scheme and 'asylum sites' which cost even more than using hotels for the same purpose I'm not paid to list all of your omissions so i'll leave it there. The UK is 'bouncing back' with all of the dynamic agility of a brick coated in lead.

[@captaintorch983]

Let's hope Labour start to put things right, something they have no experience of. Sadly they will only have five years to do so before they are booted out. That is unless another liar and charlatan like Blair appears.

[@kevinu.k.7042]

The government has had nothing to do with inflation falling. That was done by the Bank of England. As for us bouncing back? I follow economics and there is little sign of that, other than inflation falling. Just take a look at the FTSE 100. Its dragging itself along the bottom, still. Additionally by Tory economic logic those NI reductions are potentially inflationary. But as always Mr Marr - Great video. Thank you.

[@samreynolds9436]

The FTSE 100 is approaching record highs. How can that be described as "dragging along the bottom"?

[@kevinu.k.7042]

@@samreynolds9436 The one year return to date is -0.16%. Please note the minus sign too. Yes it recently had an uptick. Not enough to mark a trend. If you take a strong Index fund like Black Rock's iShares FTSE 100 it has had a Yield of 5.6% over the last year. That is about the same as the overnight money market rate. And an Index fund cherry picks the best. Compare with IWFQ a world fund - Currently has a yield of 30% this year.

[@kevinu.k.7042]

Reply to Sam Reynolds - My post got caught up in the KZbin edittinge - delete trap. So I have to post it here. The one year return to date is -0.16%. Please note the minus sign too. Yes it recently had an uptick. Not enough to mark a trend. If you take a strong Index fund like Black Rock's iShares FTSE 100 it has had a Yield of 5.6% over the last year. That is about the same as the overnight money market rate. And an Index fund cherry picks the best. Compare with IWFQ a world fund - Currently has a yield of 30% this year.

[@kevinu.k.7042]

@@samreynolds9436 The one year return to date is -0.16%. Please note the minus sign too. Yes it recently had an uptick. Not enough to mark a trend. If you take a strong Index fund like Black Rock's iShares FTSE 100 it has had a Yield of 5.6% over the last year. That is about the same as the overnight money market rate. And an Index fund cherry picks the best. Compare with IWFQ a world fund - Currently has a yield of 30% this year.

[@user-ck9oy2ig9l]

It wasn't the BoE either. We had elevated inflation due to profiteering from Covid. That has come to an end, hence inflation is falling. Apart from Johnson and co giving contracts to their associates, govt and the BoE have had almost no influence on Covid inflation.

[@jonathanperry4189]

£60m for apprenticeships isn't anything to be praising

[@marksimons8861]

The Tories can never be forgiven for inciting the British people to vote leave.

[@jimi1is3king]

The irony is the Tory prime minister and the main party policy at the time was in favour of Remain 🤷‍♂️

[@MattBooth]

And for giving us Boris Johnson and Austerity.

[@captaintorch983]

Utter crap. People made their own minds up. They did not allow themselves to be persuaded and coerced by politicians of any party.

[@jimi1is3king]

My comment got deleted, so I'll write it again. David Cameron the Tory prime minister lead the REMAIN campaign

[@anicetune]

Every European and general election for the past 15 years has strongly confirmed that the majority of people wanted out of the EU. The 2017 and 2019 general elections even offered voters the opportunity to back track on Brexit. Yet, the pro-Brexit parties won, especially in 2019. Even the EU-loving Liberal Democrats had to reverse their vow to rejoin the EU. I don't think Brexit was a Tory or even a UKIP thing - it was a majority-of-the-British-people-wanting-it-to-happen thing.

[@OUTBOUND184]

Forget Sunak. Forget the Tories. The entire system needs bringing down.

[@martinreed1401]

And replace it with what?

[@OUTBOUND184]

@@martinreed1401 PR at the very least

[@richardruff8712]

@@martinreed1401Yes, a perfectly reasonable question.... Many of us feel that the ' first past the post ' type of Democracy, which we have ' enjoyed ' for Centuries, has brought our Country to this difficult position... Not sure if the problem is... We keep on selecting candidates that prove to be ' Not fit for purpose '... Maybe, when people apply to go on the ballot forms ( for every Constituency ) they must sit some kind of ' O ' level test paper, to see if those applicants ARE capable of doing the job... It is like someone applying for the job of England manager, he gets the job, and soon after, it becomes clear that he has NO experience, or any ability, to do the job... Such things happen in Industry, and the failures soon get ' the big elbow ! ' .... So, to answer your good question :- I suggest a type of ' Vetting ' process, to ensure that, whoever gets chosen as an MP, is likely to be able to do a professional job for their constituents.... And as for the Cabinet positions.... That is another story !!!!

[@Beranovec]

The fact that people like Andrew Marr do not have a basic grasp of economics or what inflation means is a reflection of British journalism. For people to have more money in their pockets they would need supra-inflationary pay rises. Given that wages have been stagnant for a decade, the average Brit does not have more money in their pocket.

[@daraorourke5798]

Indeed. 100%

[@idoshulman6379]

He did mention a few things apart from inflation

[@evanedwards2501]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Andrew Marr understands the simple concept of inflation funnily enough. He's talking about how the PR message of £900 better off thanks to tax cuts hasn't landed. He's saying that's partly happened because of poor messaging from the Tories. I'd hazard a guess Andrew Marr might know his stuff after decades of political commentary...

[@abuyusufabdulhakim952]

@@evanedwards2501if true, he should show some awareness. Like many journos, most of what they say shows that they simply repeat what business analysts say -who themselves confuse business with economics.

[@user-iz9co4qf6z]

What are your accolades in economics?

[@PimpBacca]

Odds on Rishi being forced to call an election before he’s ready?

[@wayneford2481]

All we can do is HOPE G E NOW

[@MKHNitro]

He wouldn't be ready in another decade

[@LesHentschel-hk2hd]

Rishi Sunak bad at politics and running the country , for anyone who's not loaded anyway.

[@GodfreyTempleton]

Marr misses the elephant in the room - Brexit.

[@chippysteve4524]

He also said just recently that he thought Starmer was a good guy!What a cretin.

[@carlmichael5592]

The public won't forgive the Tory party for Truss and Johnson, it's as simple as that really. Not a lot Sunak can do about that

[@stankarpenko]

Just when I thought Neil can't get any better he does the Titanic 😂 excellent commentary, thank you

[@somenamethatdoesntmatter]

Wrong andrew?

[@JoelMiller77]

Even conservative voters don’t want to vote 🗳️ for them this time , people are fed up

[@ThDaniel]

When Rishi Sunak came to India there was a lot of flutter about his practices. Surprising to see this turn around so fast.

[@BluesRootsMusic]

Remember it's only bouncing back for the well-off. 99% of us are not better off

[@johnwarren9112]

The public never voted him in 🙈

[@WhoOneIs]

Marr would make a great spin doctor.

[@JoeWedgwood-ik9zo]

He’s fookin abysmal

[@swarming1092]

"the anti-extremism agenda crawled into a corner and shot itself" Jesus that was dark lmao

[@ianlighting100]

I laughed out loud!

[@ericboxer3053]

Are u kidding..well I have no doubt the economy is great for the north London dinner party set

[@XYZ-td6sn]

ericboxer3053 what’s that supposed to mean? Anti Semite.

[@candykane4665]

It's really so simple, it makes no difference who is the 'leader' of the Conservative party, because it is the Conservative party itself that is the problem. When you have spent 14 years bringing the country to it's knees why on earth is anybody going to vote for you, no matter what you say, they have experienced your actions and they haven't been pleasant experiences for the majority of people. Tory apologist, Mr Marr, is missing the point by bleating on about the so called 'good things' he claims Sunak has done, when it's all there for everyone to see the appalling mess the Tories have made of the country. They are a greedy, callous bunch of incompetent and corrupt money gluttons only driven by self interest. The sooner they are gone the sooner the country can start to heal.

[@richardruff8712]

Maybe he will leave a note on the table which says... " Dear new PM... I'm sorry, but there's nothing left ! "

[@nauxsi]

Covid exposed them for the good for nothing they are. They still pretend they're in opposition.

[@jasoncooper9391]

NEVER EVER TRUST THE TORIES

[@user-zi6gq1vl5r]

Bouncing? who will feel this bounce? No where near enough people, and morale is rock bottom, the only think that can save Tory M.P.s is if no one else goes out to vote. But, Bouncing just does not fit.

[@daraorourke5798]

Dead cat bounce ...?

[@MrIlleism]

Rishi is winning in life. Became PM without being voted in, his wife is a billionaire and doesn't pay taxes, and he has private healthcare and lives rent-free on Downing Street.

[@jaexiusnem1267]

Well at the very least he briefly won’t be considered much of winner later this year in a GE.

[@magansingodia8511]

It is always worth listening to Andrew Marr on politics

[@captaintorch983]

I agree, better than BBC comedies.

[@albertbrammer9263]

The NHS is close to broken. Dentistry is virtually impossible to find. We do not feel better off. Inflation falling STILL means prices are still RISING. That is what we care about, not the small things you mentioned.

[@MrSensible2]

Great vid! Wholeheartedly agree with your analysis. If the Tories are annihilated at the next GE, never in British history will a political defeat have been so richly deserved! They only have themselves to blame...

[@l33jcm]

What's the point? Perhaps the Tories shouldn't have spent the last decade systematically destroying everything we have in our country? It would be madness to continue doing the same thing and expect a different result! No. We need change, and nothing else will do! Give us the GE we are demanding!

[@captaintorch983]

Well it makes a change. Throughout my 74 year life it has usually been Labour who screw everything up. As we shall no doubt see.

[@richardruff8712]

Yes, it is these MP's that have got our Country into this state.... If, somehow, most of them get re-elected, then it will just be 5 more years of this chaos...!

[@captaintorch983]

So that Labour can accelerate the destruction!

[@richardruff8712]

@@captaintorch983 Yes... Ha ha ha ... Isn't it nice to know that we all have so much confidence in the Political Class, in this Country... It seems to me that, unless things change drastically at the GE, then, all we can reasonably expect is either:- An incompetent Labour Government, or an equally incompetent Tory Government.... Choice ? .... WHAT Choice ?

[@l33jcm]

@@captaintorch983 Keep taking your medication!

[@crispybits3765]

I just wish he would grow a pair and call a GE. It's shameful clinging onto power like this when it is so clear that the public have had enough. November can't come quick enough.

[@quinnnewman9538]

If anything a better economy will benefit starmer more than sunak when starmer eventually wins

[@jonathanbayley1551]

Britain is bouncing back.. bouncing back for who, Andrew!?

[@Trax777]

14 years of austerity and they think Rishi is the problem 😂😂😂

[@kinghenry100]

Under the tories we are putting people in jail for posting stickers!

[@pastyman001]

Interest rates high, mortgage rates going way up on renewals, rents going way up, inflation seems higher than headline rate, RPI higher than the headline CPI, 9 million economically inactive with millions sick waiting for treatments, high streets closing, pubs, restaurants and shops closing, roads potholed, millions of kids hungry, tonnes of consumer debt out there.

[@alana8863]

The only major 'bouncing back' has nothing to do with the government. The Bank of England has imposed much higher interest rates. This has helped bring inflation down. It inevitably does. The inflation rate is still well above the average over the last decade, so sorry if we're not celebrating. All small initiatives that help the country are welcome, but fourteen years has brought us to our knees. Forgive us for wanting the policies of greed, selfishness, division and intolerance gone. Gone for good.

[@kanedNunable]

hes bad at everything bar ripping us off.

[@brianferguson7840]

THE PEOPLE'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS STOPPING THE BOATS !!!! APPARENTLY ?🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@captaintorch983]

No, that's just the start!

[@dan11438]

What do you expect when he bought his way in, just like most tories

[@nickjohnston6243]

Such great analysis. Laugh out loud description of Penny Mourdant's courduroy clad fans!

[@DJWHITE_]

They’re all bad at politics. Rishi is bad but Gove is the worst.

[@kevingrant7098]

I don’t believe a word, Rishi Sunak says the same goes for Andrew Marr

[@coffeecakecharlie]

primary school video editors just found the cut from camera to camera every 3 seconds method…. sorry what was the video about?… completely distracted.

[@d1sciple83]

It’s bouncing back from their errors in the first place. Brexit damage, Covud waste and utterly insane policies where a lettuce would have been a better option. So bouncing back from horrendous positions isn’t much of a mark of positivity.

[@jasoncooper9391]

He has no plan 😂

[@richardruff8712]

Some people would say that... Having NO plan.... IS actually a plan ! ?

[@jasoncooper9391]

@@richardruff8712 he's on his way out and he knows it 👌🤣

[@richardruff8712]

@@jasoncooper9391 Let's hope that about 300 other failures go with him.

[@jamiescott2126]

Rishi should call an election before the may elections so that Nigel Farage cant tear the Tories further apart. I don't think he has the capacity to think that strategically

[@matt99is]

A slow down in the rate of inflation in no way puts money back into people's pockets.

[@HomeGrownVeg]

Bouncing back from austerity isn't that easy. All the services that are gone are still gone, all the debt accumulated is still accumulated, what you cant afford you still cant afford and what you don't have you still don't have! If you feel as though you've been shafted that's because you've been shafted. The man in charge is minted but feels your pain. He's laser focused delivering his plan. For now!!!

[@allialliw]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Rishi has no gut instinct. People laud him as Chancellor and bringing in the furlough scheme but this was at the very last minute with multiple changes and extensions agreed days before the scheme was due to end. He is a spreadsheet man not a politician.

[@kerryfry1857]

Bouncing back? Nah sinking like a boat called brexit.

[@padraigohooligan8363]

Andrew: You are deluded. The government is actually "doing" very little. You are simply repeating their announcements, their assertions, their claims, which will amount to minuscule actual delivery of anything substantial. Whenever Sunak talks about any expenditure, it is invariably in the present continuous tense - e.g. we are spending n millions on x - when in fact it is a proposal/aspiration to spend some amount in the unspecified future, with no detail about whether it is evenly spread over time, frontloaded or backloaded. This channel should be far more diligent on obtaining the detail and the facts than merely being a government mouthpiece.

[@chazfrancis8148]

Enjoyable watch many thanks

[@youknow6968]

Sunak is bad at politics. Then How did he become prime minister in such a short time frame? Can you really buy premiership in this country? If you have enough money, you can be bad at politics, yet become a prime minister even if you're a baby politician. Not good.

[@peteradaniel]

Who cares. There’s zero difference between him and Starmer.

[@joso7228]

Well to me, not knowing the inner depths of politics, it just seems all those good little bits the Tories spend Millions on are just a small part of the Billions not spent on HS2. So wheres the rest?

[@captaintorch983]

Gone to the same place as all the bankrupt Labour councils sent it to.

[@gillstevens1381]

Doesn’t this show how pathetic this electorate is if many think Farage would be a good leader!! God help us, the minority

[@mrolfe8341]

What happened to 'Global Britain'!

[@Redsleather]

Shrinkflation

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

A mythical unicorn that sounds great but based on fantasy.

[@TheF1uffyOne.50]

I thought it was a bit of word salad. You can't talk about the few things they do right when they get almost everything else wrong. Give the people a GE, and they will let you know their priorities...

[@tomhorrid]

These vids from Andrew are great

[@DannyMercer1993]

If I hear inflation falling one more time … we are just drowning slower.

[@user-wu5im2uh6h]

Labour will get in by default, but who can vote woke conservative

[@dunknow4942]

“They’re doing some useful and important things” no they aren’t whatsoever.

[@piccalillipit9211]

*LITERALLY NO ONE* will feel any benefit of the interest rates coming down. If you got your fixed rate last week - you are on that for another 2 or 5 years. If you get it next month well you are moving off 1% to 5% - just cost its now 6% does NOT make you happy

[@Vocela]

Great analysis from Andrew. Rishi is absolutely useless at politics. It looks to me like Labour is going to reap the rewards of the things that he and his government are doing right, which will please me no end!

[@kr050]

Sunak is exactly as bad at politics as Marr is at journalism.

[@mikewilson4847]

Unmissable Thank you.

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

I think after Boris Johnson it will take a lot for the public to believe anything a Tory leader says even when they are telling the truth.

[@woodencreatures]

Andrew you should interview Gary Stephenson about his view on economics

[@hosephanerothe1440]

Why would the champagne socialists at the statesman want Gary's wealth redistribution (I'm with Gaz) , they want the state to hold the wealth and the Tories wants business to hold the wealth ...

[@aidanpyle]

I think your comments and insights into politics, is a very useful guide for the thinking electorate. It is good to have such incisive people as you at such a time as this.

[@clovislyme6195]

I am a lifetime Conservative voter. I will definitely vote Reform at the GE. I am utterly sickened by what the Party has become. The One Nation group need to find a new Nation of voters to support them - because they clearly hold in contempt the Nation they have governed for the past 14 years. Nothing they can do would now change my mind. Reply

[@rickthompson437]

Thank you Andrew. From a time that I can’t remember, you have always been there, as a constant staple to us understanding the political field. Who knows what will happen, with regard to a General Election? The UK has a a habit of saying enough is enough, but what are we to do? Will Keir Starmer & co be any better? To be honest, Andrew, I can not tell the difference between them. I’m more than embarrassed watching prime minister questions, when both parties shout at each other across the room like an unmanned school room. I shall be watching closely for your updates, reviews & videos with regards to the forthcoming General Election & hopefully make the mark in the appropriate box when needed 🤔

[@frostbite9]

Who's actually a good politician in the UK that actually working for the public?

[@captaintorch983]

Sadiq Khan?

[@walterking5453]

Thank you very much it was really good and it’s the truth

[@paulheydarian1281]

What if Rishi dressed just like Margaret Thatcher? Would he garner more respect from the British people? A nice carmine red wig could be useful. 😮

[@einseitig3391]

Quite true but his appointment shows the desperation the Tories were feeling after Ms Truss went rogue. After 14 years of Tory rule I cannot recall the UK being in worse shape. I am 58 and have lived through the three day week in the 1970s, the misery of early 1980s and the recession of the early 1990s. The new century was supposed to bring hope and yet since 2008 and the great recession we have headed ever further into an abyss. So many things in the UK are barely fit for purpose. Some are barely believable. Consider our new blue (Brexit) passports, designed en France and printed in Poland. The government deprived De la rue of the contract and presumably British jobs too. You cannot make this rubbish up. Housing and rents are in an appalling state and really reflect a policy introduced by Thatcher in the 80s and resurrected by Cameron in 2010, namely the right-to-buy, that has spectacularly failed but is now so entrenched our economy that it will take a lot to rid us of its poison. Our government, Labour or Conservative, believe they can tinker us out of this mess but the patient requires major surgery. Both appear socialist; socializing costs and poverty too. Brexit is the real cherry upon the icing on the cake. The Conservatives have no sense of what is best for the country; it is all about the party and self aggrandizement. Currently we have a nuclear deterrent that does not work for which we have paid huge sums to the Americans. We need to hand it back and recover what funds we might and spend it on a conventional army, airforce and navy and whatever else like the NHS. We cannot go on like this, something fundamental needs to change.

[@alexzarifeh8848]

Great episode! 👌