Just Rishi Sunak getting hammered by BBC local radio presenters

As is tradition, the PM did a broadcast round of local radio stations before the Tory conference this weekend.
It went about as well as you would expect.
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[@qlnbd]

Sunak has a rare talent. He manages to sound patronising and whiny at the same time.

[@runlarryrun77]

Yes, you can actually hear his smarmy, smug grin too. That's quite impressive.

[@scottwithe3946]

Sounds like a camp man still in the closet

[@dannygolightly865]

he sounds like Tony Blair squared. "what i'd say to him is, arrogant smarmy twat".

[@groovedealerfeaturing-ashl6476]

That's because he's patronising, whiny, smarmy and smug! How he can expect people to take him seriously with those hilariously short trousers i'll never know. What a slimy little knob! Sunak doesn't do roads, he loves his helicopters!

[@AtheistEve]

Sounds almost exactly like Blair.

[@mickreaddin4979]

"I don't want to pit one region against another..." No, you just want to take funding from the poorest regions and give it to the wealthier ones.

[@darthwiizius]

I'm pleased the journo ended with the pithy response to Rishie 2 Fines Inaction Man Sunak's claim "I was talking to the whole coastal blah blah" with the by addressing a garden party in Tunbridge Wells line. This was gaslighting but very low grade gaslighting from the career criminal, he was only addressing those people and he was not talking about deprived coastal towns which he has also diverted funding away from, he was not expecting to be recorded. In fact it's quite simple, if you live in any working class area in the UK you have had funding diverted from you to a wealthy area every year since 2010, more if it's also a Labour, SNP or Plaid voting area. What Inaction Man said to the arseholes in Tunbridge Wells is the only honesty he's ever shown, and I'm not just talking about his political career because Rishie is a career criminal that defrauded UK banks out of £400 million which Cameron interfered with and collapsed the SFO's investigation of as Rishie's 2 UK based accomplices were going to trial leading to it all collapsing, the next stage would have been to extradite 2 Fines.

[@covidradio1387]

Tnat's what Rishi is good at, robbing the poor to feed the rich.

[@kirishima638]

Why is this a surprise to anyone? It's literally what the Tories have always done, since the party was founded. It's a rich man's party.

[@MartinParnham]

Sunak also doesn't really get that saying "Yeah but areas in the South are also deprived..." on a Northern radio station is not going to go down well...

[@robe1811]

@@MartinParnhamtrue but it’s still fair comment. The thing to take from that comment is what it infers, which should be pretty staggering- the south is often talked about as fêted by government and yet the south east is home to one of the most deprived areas in the entire country. The UN rapporteur was appalled at the deprivation in Jaywick in the heart of one of the most affluent parts of the country when he visited to report on inequality in the U.K. Taking from Jaywick to give to Tunbridge Wells next door. If the Tories can’t even look after their own then who are they capable of looking after? What I found most telling in that part is that Sunak had the opportunity to show some level of being informed by naming these places didn’t give the name of any deprived areas in the south. He’s probably aware of Jaywick and others but can’t remember the name because it’s just not relevant to him. He’s just awful

[@iancraig6070]

This is what national interviews should be,no bullshit.

[@iancraig6070]

@@WotsisFace It's good that local radio presenters are not frightened to ask direct,tough,relevent questions.. Pity the rest of the media don't!!

[@alannairn9913]

In less than 10minutes Sunak gave enough information to prove that he's unfit for the job. Flatly denying all the facts presented to him, won't talk about past events, and won't comment about the future.

[@DrMontague]

The problem is there is never any money or money runs out, and the usual solution they all come out with is we need to grow the economy then we can fix things! So what is your solution to the money shortage?

[@SunakStarmerisacunt]

@@DrMontague get a clue on economics, parrot boy. The country doesn't run like your household budget. These govt policy choices are ideological.

[@johnm2012]

​@@DrMontagueThere is an obvious solution if only someone would implement it. The claim is that we are the sixth or seventh richest country so there really is no shortage of money. The problem is with the way it's distributed. What I would do is raise the income tax threshold to £25k or more, so that the poorest don't pay it. I would also raise the higher threshold so that a lot of people in the middle come out of the higher band. I would increase the basic tax rate to 22% and the higher rate to 45%. I would bring capital gains tax and dividend tax in line with income tax so that all forms of income are taxed the same. I would aim to abolish VAT but accept that it can't be done in one step. I'd close loopholes and tax avoidance schemes. Everyone's tax return would consist of a single page and one simple calculation. How much did you earn from all sources? The first £25k is yours, tax free. The next £25k is taxed at 25% and so on. You don't need an accountant to work it out, just a calculator. Would you vote for me?

[@nowgrownup]

What's the alternate starmer lol ..He could not tie his own shoe laces a prime minister like starmer who protected Saville I suppose you know who Saville is if not Google him ..BBC was also involved in the cover up ..

[@MarkPMus]

Rish, it ain’t a mid-term by-election. It’s the end of your term.

[@KernowFishy]

GE next year and he says that. Pillock.

[@vickyserr]

Hopefully it’s soon, damn I can’t stand this man at all, he can’t give a straight answer to anything .

[@WotsisFace]

He wants to spread equality everywhere! Starting with rich people only. He’ll squeeze the rest of us in if there’s enough left afterwards… Spoiler - there won’t be.

[@nowgrownup]

Mark P I don't think so and most of the country would disagree with you there is no alternative labour party finished ..You only have to live under a labour council to know how bad they really are and new labour are not for you they are champagne socialist woke leftie..Not for the working man ...

[@Contraster671]

Thanks to all these local journalists. Professional, with some fire in their belly my word if only the nationals were like this and stopped letting this liar off the ropes. Very grateful to you all.

[@MartinParnham]

The presenters on 3 Counties and Greater Manchester did a great job there. Handed Sunak his backside.

[@robe1811]

And to be fair to them they probably don’t want gratitude from us- they just want a straight answer from the Prime Minister on behalf of their constituents. His reaction to being told that the Bedfordshire candidate’s office hadn’t responded (after bigging him up) was priceless. Absolutely banged to rights.

[@Joe-po8rx]

I absolutely loved hearing him get cut off at the end there. Beautiful

[@mauranolan843]

Thanks to the superb local journalists who take no bull💩from Sunak🤥🤑

[@DrMontague]

The problem is there is never any money or money runs out, and the usual solution they all come out with is we need to grow the economy then we can fix things! So what is your solution to the money shortage?

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

Sunak and his entire party are a complete and utter disgrace to humanity 😡

[@DrMontague]

The problem is there is never any money or money runs out, and the usual solution they all come out with is we need to grow the economy then we can fix things! So what is your solution to the money shortage?

[@SunakStarmerisacunt]

@@DrMontague get a clue on economics, copy / paste lord. The country doesn't run like your household budget. These govt policy choices are ideological.

[@metaliris6404]

​@DrMontague it isn't our "job" to figure the mess that our government have created. But yeah.. keep going on like this our mess to sort.

[@stevendavies3563]

32% of my hard earned is gone before I get it in income tax and NI. Then council tax then 20% value added tax and duty on fuels etc. WERE IS ALL THIS TAX GOING

[@DrMontague]

@@stevendavies3563 £23 billion to fight a fruitless war in Afghanistan, £ 10 billion and growing to support fascist Ukraine, £205 billion for trident, Liz Truss £120 thousand a year for life for 49 days as PM, tax breaks for the mega rich, need I go on, see if you can add to this list.

[@jonathanwilliams9697]

I hope Rishi loses his own seat at the election. I want to see that smirk wiped off his face

[@patriciawhite619]

He will go to the USA… hurrah!

[@tonycowin]

​@@patriciawhite619He'll go to California even if he wins his seat. His ego won't allow him to be LOTO and neither will his party.

[@gm9460]

He’ll resign completely. He won’t move to the back benches and no one is putting him in the cabinet

[@bkessel77]

He and his wife will be off to the US on their green cards and won't look back.

[@robclark4507]

You think he will be botherd

[@gideonpepys]

In one interview he says he doesn’t want to talk about the past; in another he says he doesn’t want to speculate about the future. So are the interviewers only supposed to ask about what he’s doing in the present? “I’m sitting in a radio studio talking to you.” Thank you, Prime Minister.

[@r_ewusie]

😂😂😂. He's great at not answering questions!

[@andrewfleming8252]

Well done to all those professional, well informed local journalists, short direct questions and quickly pointing out the waffle and obviscation. Sunak is smarmy, patronising and weak.

[@Paranormal_Pyramids]

This sounds like an Apprentice contestant explaining why the team failed the task whilst getting a grilling for Alan Sugar

[@jamesbyrne9312]

True, he is. That's his level

[@skrich9690]

If only someone could have told him he was fired.

[@garycarmichael8432]

That was quite brutal. So glad that these interviewers held bullshitting Richi to account. Thought the Manchester woman was excellent.

[@BanksyG3]

“I’m not focused on the past, I’m focused on the future” in one segment and then he says, “I’m not speculating on future things” when referring to hs2 😅🙄

[@joangordon3376]

I noticed that, too! Obviously, he is only focused on his own bank balance and how to make it grow!!! 😠

[@andrewcoulson2375]

​@joangordon3376 nar, give him some credit. He got daddy in laws bank accounts growth on his mind too. Richi sssssssunak 🐍

[@l000tube]

The Tories never have had a vision for the future, or at least a future we can all share. The only guarantee is that they'll continue the cash cows theyve set-up for their millionaire/billionaire mates.

[@marklinton9877]

Yup. 51 seconds later. Panic much? What boils my p*ss is that he obviously thinks we're mugs

[@astrano80001]

Gotcha!

[@1pauljs]

That man is fantastically out of his depth. I imagine he needed medical attention after that battering, lucky for him he has the money to go private. £18000 he could cover that himself, just a few hours interest! He is getting unseated next year! 🤦‍♂️

[@user-sd3ik9rt6d]

Out of depth on a wet pavement.

[@DrMontague]

The problem is for all parties is there is never any money or money runs out, and the usual solution they all come out with is we need to grow the economy then we can fix things! So what is your solution to the money shortage?

[@SunakStarmerisacunt]

@@DrMontague get a clue on economcs, spam bot. The country doesn't run like your household budget. These govt policy choices are ideological.

[@1pauljs]

@@DrMontague for a kick off I’d tax billionaires out of existence; close all the tax havens under the uk’s control; end all the monarchies tax exemptions; and if there is still a shortfall after that I’d be surprised. However, taxing people earning over a quarter million at 90%. As well as scrapping it for the lowest earning altogether. And at least equalize (or take even higher) capital gains. And that’s just the stuff that seems obvious.

[@nowgrownup]

​@@1pauljsin your dreams he will be unseated there is no alternative and no one wants a labour government you need to live in under a labour council to see how bad they Burnham Manchester Khan London enough said apart from Rayner go to Ashton see the state of the place under her watch Abbott lol and Starmer the big lettice ..Another 5 years of Sunak ....😂😂😂😂😂

[@littlesammyf7380]

Love how she cut him off at the end 😂

[@ShopFloorMonkey]

I found that both striking and refereshing too!

[@joshuaherbert2472]

Basically saying - We have more important people to speak to other than the Prime Minister of this country. And you know what I couldn't disagree

[@thucydidescallas525]

I am screaming 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 It was so satisfying because the little whimper is always rambling on about absolutely nothing and wasting everyone’s time. She surely told him.

[@sukotu23]

Howling with laughter. That was absolutely brutal. "But bu- I wa-" - "Thanks for your time." 😂😂

[@22Phantasm]

Not ONE straight answer to all the questions asked. This excuse of a leader is nothing more than a spineless waste of space. And huge thanks to Anna Jameson for cutting him off, mid-sentence. It's much more than he deserves.

[@mcfcguvnors]

f***s me right off we never get a PMQ for the public if people would take notice id start a petition but people only care about dinner pics & what Elons saying

[@clairehanmer4441]

I didn’t hear any kind of answer, just whataboutary.

[@alexander9703]

She did amazing, just cutting his bs off and reminding people what he actually said. What a liar he is. He wasn't referring to poor costal communities, he was boasting to a Tory garden party in leafy Royal Tunbridge Wells that he'd cut funding from "Labour areas", hoping that it would win him a few more votes in his doomed leadership election.

[@nigelbenn4642]

You expected straight and honest? Tory remember

[@DrMontague]

The problem is there is never any money or money runs out, and the usual solution they all come out with is we need to grow the economy then we can fix things! So what is your solution to the money shortage?

[@rineesinharay6009]

That was brutal. Especially the end. Well done for not putting up with his BS.

[@stevenclarke5606]

It’s time that more people started to hold him accountable, no bullshit or waffling, just answer the Question, Yes or No it’s not difficult. Sunak is a fine example of a Tory politician, slimy, deceitful, arrogant and patronising! The Tory’s have only one purpose , enabling the Rich. So if you’re not fortunate to be a multi millionaire or mega rich Billionaire, Why Are You Voting for Them, they won’t be doing anything for your benefit!

[@jamessteel9016]

Wow didn’t think anyone would top Lettuce’s disastrous performance from last year.

[@rolinti9146]

What do you mean, the lettuce performed fantastically! Liz Truss however...

[@sueyourself5413]

@@rolinti9146 Naw, it was wilting near the end.

[@runlarryrun77]

Hey the lettuce did good. The actual lettuce that is, not Trussbot.

[@jonsmith5058]

@@sueyourself5413 sure, but it was honest and consistent, you can’t fault it for a little bit of fatigue.

[@tubecated_development]

This is why the Tories want to get rid of BBC local radio

[@izzytrue8630]

Do you honestly think the BBC is reporting our NEWS!!! While this corrupt Government is feeding them RED MEAT...

[@Debagio]

Yes, can't have the plebs asking mildly awkward questions, can one?

[@davidlong1459]

Well done Anna Jameson. I’m not from the Manchester area so don’t know her. I did live in 2 other northern cities and indeed straight talking is required as she clearly set out as an expectation. Good for her she followed through to cut him off at the end when he waffled and diverted to his meaningless drivel. He has zero in common with the vast majority of people and no true empathy really and it’s glaringly obvious.

[@runlarryrun77]

I'm from Tunbridge Wells. Went there for the first time in ages last summer. No idea where all the money the tories stole went because the town looks dreadful. Supposedly so amazing but I doubt I'll go there ever again.

[@SunakStarmerisacunt]

@@runlarryrun77 it went to Panama in offshore accounts

[@ElaineOddsoxxx1]

I live in Manchester and for what he has done to our communities with his crap policies makes me want to throttle him!!!!!! He has no idea about the lives of the average working family and people with mental illnesses and the rest, I find it hard to listen to his mealy mouthed, lying gob!!!

[@supernoodles91]

'Mid term by-elections.....'😂😂😂

[@JahanX]

His heads in America, day dreaming of his Californian home he can escape to once he's out.

[@user-sd3ik9rt6d]

He is getting ready for his next job in America.

[@dmh872]

@@user-sd3ik9rt6d Sooner he calls the election, the sooner he can go.

[@robk6635]

I've hear they're always difficult for incumbent governments

[@fairyfizz3102]

Well that was very embarrassing 😂😂😂😂😂. His squirming delights me immensely

[@sarakinnear6535]

😆🤗💖💖💖💖

[@gm9460]

Think how bad he is going to be by the end of a general election campaign

[@Debagio]

It's delicious.

[@williamfortune755]

Loved the last bit where she basically told Sunak to sling his hook and stop wasting her time 😂

[@bobthehippy]

Anna Jameson basically hanging up on him at the end is the best piece of media I have heard in a long time.

[@kirishima638]

'He's already cut local crime' - yes, by decriminalizing offenses. 'We can talk about the past, but lets focus on the future' - yes don't look at nearly 14 years of disastrous Tory incompetence.

[@CaptainFearless1]

well said....a case of "lets not dwell on our incompetence"...just give us another 4yrs to roll out portacabins to schools and hospitals !

[@DrMontague]

The people voted then in, however The problem is there is never any money or money runs out, and the usualsolution they all come out with is we need to grow the economy then we can fix things! So what is your solution to the money shortage?

[@SunakStarmerisacunt]

@@DrMontague get a clue on economics, echo boy. The country doesn't run like your household budget. These govt policy choices are ideological.

[@kirishima638]

@@DrMontague There's always billions for their friends with fake medical companies or HS2 or to pay private contactors to take over from striking nurses. The government literally prints money. Get out of here with that 'there's no more money' shit.

[@nowgrownup]

​@@CaptainFearless1don't talk ridiculous...You need to go major cities schools and hospitals they have spent billions on upgrades ..😂😂😂

[@sarahjaneross2918]

"Funding into deprived areas is being undone..." You're not kidding...

[@highmillpickering2470]

Truss didn't fare well against local radio presenters. Sunak didn't listen and learn did he. 😂

[@Garbageman28]

Who would have thought that the bajillionaire with a heated pool was horrifically out of touch?

[@alfsmith4936]

Can't you just pay to upgrade the local energy infrastructure, if you want your pool heated? Such is life..

[@Charlieb82]

"Mid term elections are difficult for incoming governments.." - but you've been in power for 13 years....!!!

[@michaellawrence7570]

Brilliant made my day the mini rat being grilled delightful

[@clivesmith9377]

He's not evil because he's mini. He'll be as evil even if he was maxi. There are plenty of minis out there who are very nice people.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@clivesmith9377 The evil one is Starmer.

[@sueyourself5413]

@@clivesmith9377 Yes, I think that you'll find that the expression is (apparently) "nipple-high".

[@carlpeberdy9086]

@@Noel-ji8nm You think Sunak is better than Starmer?!! In that case, I have a bridge to sell you...

[@oxymoron02]

​@@Noel-ji8nm You're right that Starmer is evil, because his policies make him basically just another Tory.

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

Lmao that last lady just cutting him off was such a big dick play I love it 😂

[@darrennandrewfitness2836]

😂😂😂😂

[@johntoffee2205]

Love how the last lady cut him off she was fed up with his BS and buttoned him 😂

[@jesmarina]

Always funny to hear a wealthy person talk about how much they care about "regular people".

[@GraemePryce1978]

It's not funny. It might be if this lying charlatan wasn't the Prime Minister, but from him it is hypocritical, demeaning and disgusting. His party have done NOTHING to help 'regular people' in the whole 13 years they've been in office.

[@nowgrownup]

He does care what about furlough he paid 13 million there wages up to £2,500 per month saving millions of homes and jobs also saved hundreds of thousands of businesses giving them £10,000 also every one in the UK received £300 for there energy bill because cost of living and the old age pensioners received £500 last year and £1;500 this year people on benefits received £900 last year £900 this year towards cost of living..No other country in the world did this Bet your not even british ..You don't know what your talking about. 😂😂😂😂

[@GraemePryce1978]

@@nowgrownup 'He paid 13 million there wages up to £2,500 a month' - He wouldn't have had to had he not been int he thrall of Boris Johnson who acted far too late and seemed to think the whole thing was a jolly old jape until told tens of thousands of people were going to die and some of them might not be poor or old people. Also, his scheme furlough scheme was roughly equivalent to most other European nations. He did what was needed and expected - not anything special. Any chancellor in the same position would have been forced to do the same and Labour & Lib Dems would have offered a more generous scheme. '£300 for their energy bills' - years of tory mismanagement have led to people in the UK paying literally THE HIGHEST ENERGY COST IN THE WORLD. If the tories hadn't shattered our economy and social structure it wouldn't have been needed. 'Cost of living payments - no other country did this' - That's just plain wrong. Please don't be so arrogant as to suggest other people don't know what they're talking about when you have no clue yourself. It took my less than a minute to find France - more than the UK. Australia - more than the UK. Spain - similar amount. USA - more than the UK. I stopped searching after showing you are simply incorrect or deliberately lying about this FOUR times, but it seems likely most European or first world countries did the same. 'Bet you're not even British' - that's the kind of statement that demonstrates you're very likely a tory, a Reform UK idiot or just basically racist and is worse considering you've spoken absolute bullshit about what went on in your own country. And we haven't mentioned the BILLIONS that Sunak allowed to be given out to tory donors, friends of tory MPs, families of tory MPs . . . basically anyone who knew a tory quickly set up a fake 'Medical PPE' company ( including one business whose registered address was a functioning pub whose landlord just happened to be friendly with a tory MP ) which resulted in millionsof items of useless PPE, which Sunak's government is still paying millions to be stored - on land owned by a tory, being paid richly for the privilege. Basically, as with 95% of right wing commentors, you're wrong, making shit up and talking nonsense. Sit down, shut the fuck up and maybe research 'Stockholm Syndrome' while we wait for Sunak to call the General Election in which it is now a foregone conclusion that the tories will pay for the last 13 years and the pandemic lies, mismanagement and partygate by being utterly decimated at the polls, to the point where they will be out of power for at least generation and likely never ever take office in anything like the same form again. Tick Tock . . .

[@vincentvangogh8092]

people who will still vote tory are just evil selfish people@@nowgrownup

[@grahamdhv3812]

​@@GraemePryce1978100% correct.

[@mikehall7189]

There absolutely no point in asking Sunak questions as he either dodges them or just straight up ignores them.

[@DrMontague]

The problem is for all parties is there is never any money or money runs out, and the usual solution they all come out with is: we need to grow the economy then we can fix things! So what is your solution to the money shortage?

[@dans2491]

He's an absolute robot. The most politician sounding politician I've ever heard.

[@SunakStarmerisacunt]

@@DrMontague get a clue on economics, tory boy. The country doesn't run like your household budget. These govt policy choices are ideological.

[@DrMontague]

@@dans2491 So it would sound better if he went to elocution lessons and then told you there is no money to help the working class tossers? Try to grasp this, all governments tell the working class that there is never any money or they don't have enough money so it looks like they they will just have to suffer.

[@grahamdhv3812]

​@@DrMontagueso, why are they responsible for the country?

[@JackMellor498]

This is one of several reasons why I don’t think defunding the BBC is an argument worth having, when local radio like these stations do such a good job of sticking up for their areas. This government is so anti-free speech anti-free press and making that climate of media and news worse that we need MORE THAN EVER to hold the Tories to account.

[@MrJaspett]

...and yet the BBC is gutting local radio.

[@JackMellor498]

@@MrJaspett Yeah. It doesn’t want to be impartial anymore, it doesn’t want local stations to say anything bad about the Tories. And then you remember the Director-General is Tim Davie, who set out new guidelines for BBC staff on expressing critical views. He has overseen some major cuts to local radio this summer. And then you remember he’s a Conservative Party member. He should not be in that position to control media. He might as well be the BBC’s Murdoch. It’s same as Boris Johnson not turning up to the Channel 4 climate change debate, Channel 4 pointing that out with an ice block and then he throws a hissy fit and tries to get it shut down along with Nadine Dorries. They do not want truly free press and free speech in national media. The defunding of local radio is an example of that. The Tories are working their fingers into what used to be a genuinely impartial organisation, and making it as partial to them as they can. The BBC needs serious reform that has nothing to do with party influence. Only then might it be impartial again.

[@stuartweston9978]

They and their press supporters want to get rid of the BBC so that their politicians can be interviewed by tame presenters

[@mynewcolour]

@@MrJaspett They’re just adjusting to viewing/listening trends. If they don’t they become irrelevant and that is a waste of money.

[@JackMellor498]

@@mynewcolour I can understand that. I don’t think they should be completely gutted though. In the same way that I’ve never called the fire brigade, or use my library to take out books to read, I want my taxes to be put to keeping them open for people who want them regardless of my opinions. In the same way that I want to continue to pay the license fee to fund the BBC programs that even if I don’t watch, others will want to watch them. Noted TV writer and notable anti-Tory Russell T Davies who’s been fighting the BBC’s corner in terms of how it’s funded, spoke on a video that I’ll link below in terms of the advantages of a license fee over a subscription service like HBO and what you get for both. Recommend watching it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/en65fGSeea6dmtksi=mccUpOTDU_EatT3l

[@StanWatt.]

"Wish him luck, as we wave him goodbyyyyyee...."

[@datashat]

Tories always answer questions starting with the word "look"

[@Noel-ji8nm]

Starmer's no different.

[@BlonVonMurpy]

Hahaha! I can't not notice this now! 😂😂

[@runlarryrun77]

It's verbal shorthand for "now listen here you scruffy upstart commoner!"

[@joangordon3376]

Or - let me be very clear!

[@BinaryHedgehog]

It drives me mad!

[@michaelkennedy2790]

Epic cut off at the end....Legend! Anna Jameson😂😂😂😂😂

[@grahamlees4394]

she's a star ❤

[@UkSapyy]

Took a jet but can't get a railway built at a reasonable cost. They should have started North first...Why start in the most developed area that A doesn't need mass transit and B is the most costly area to develop because everything is built on top of each other. The smart idea would have been to build High Speed rail in the North and then upgrade the current rail lines into London instead of building a brand new high-speed rail line in London!

[@hexrag5901]

but then the north might actually benefit from something. We can't have that

[@darthwiizius]

You can't upgrade the existing lines to HS lines without ripping the network up, HS in not just about laying lines on existing track bed which is only built to accommodate 125MPH maximum speed. The disruption caused by effectively shutting down the busiest rail routes in Europe for a decade or two would collapse the entire economy. It also wouldn't work because lines in and out of London are already at capacity usage, there is no more space to add new trains, plus the HS trains would never run at speed with 125MPH and sub 125MPH trains sharing the newly more crowded routes. The original Labour plan was to run HS2 all the way up into Cumbria and Northumbria, not just Manchester, but the first thing Bozo "levelled up" were all the northern routes except Manchester, Sunak's just now "levelling up" London and Manchester in the same spirit after the Tories made their usual pigs ear (don't get excited Dave it's only an ear) of infrastructure, fucked up Crossrail (still not finished), the new nuclear plant should have been operational years ago. When you realise they fuck up deliberately to send ever more taxpayer money to their donors you'll understand how under Labour built far more and it all came in on time and on budget, never does under Tories, always more expensive and late so you also lose the revenues on top.

[@__Andrew_]

I do HOPE there was an honest analysis of that option early in the planning stage. I'd like to see it. Thanks for your comment.

[@darthwiizius]

@@__Andrew_ HS2 was chosen after extensive feasibility studies carried out by the Labour government. The thing is though HS2 wasn't originally to be built in isolation and not to only go to Manchester. The original plan was to build new standard regional capacity to improve commuter links up north and make HS2 available and feasible to a much larger market. The upgrades to existing routes were "levelled up" by Cameron and the new capacity and HS2 routes into Cumbria and Northumbria were "levelled up" by Bozo. That's why HS2 in it's current form is a white elephant and will lose money day to day when it does run 10 years late, and all due to Tory corruption and deliberate mismanagement designed to funnel taxpayer money to their donors. The Tories don't care if it opens or not, only that it's a massive opportunity to steal.

[@johng5474]

Yes linking the North and Midlands together first would have made more sense and a lot cheaper and only after linking London to an already running network would have been a lot easier.

[@discontentedcitizan6046]

Bring on a general election now

[@jake751]

Unfortunately labour are no better.

[@fingermau5_]

Anna Jameson cutting him off at the end! What a legend!

[@deborahwhatford9831]

He couldn't cope for an hour in the real life.

[@runlarryrun77]

Ikr? If I had to work with him I'd end up bullying him. It's horrible & wrong but I wouldn't be able to help it. I'd make him cry & I'd enjoy it.

[@grahamlees4394]

@@runlarryrun77 where there's no sense, there's no feeling. He's just a bot drone

[@AM2K2]

Yeah, not like he worked in his families pharmacy whilst studying full time is it?

[@dw-yl3ln]

The intense British desire to punch upwards at incompetent management is honestly something to be proud of.

[@ncammann]

And about time. So much better than the Tories and their client media always punching down at those below:The poor, refugees, the LGBTQ community. those with no voice, no money, no power, and yet always seen to get the blame for everything going wrong. If you are going to punch, ALWAYS punch upwards

[@sueyourself5413]

I've found that they more often punch down.

[@Talisguy]

If only it outweighed the intense British desire to avoid causing a fuss, which often causes the public to passively tolerate the intolerable.

[@TehDawg]

Surely sarcasm. 13 years we’ve been walking around with our trousers down, some people even today still cheering them on and excusing them. I’m the opposite of proud, I’m ashamed and embarrassed how we get mugged off daily by these monocle sporting charlatans. I’m not too sure what there is to be proud of, speaking to incompetent managers, but nothing changing, and still walking around with mug on our foreheads, isn’t punching upwards, it’s punching and being laughed at.

[@martincarty3067]

A man out of his depth.

[@Jonathan-io2qk]

yikes, he's stmbling all over the place like a cabinet minister brought in to defend a poor choice. Doesn't exactly sound like the person steering the ship.

[@anthonyclegg1511]

Be fair, it must be hard sitting on that big bank account. 😂😂😂😂.

[@whynot217]

“Do you use the A64?” “I use lots of roads across the country.” HA!

[@MartinParnham]

It's like the Shooting Stars question "Name a junction on the A64..."

[@tonycowin]

He sees a lot of roads from his taxpayer-funded helicopter.

[@MrJohnQCitizen]

General election now!

[@techjunkie68smusicandtech56]

Rishi; Government is always trying to get best value for money...that had me in stitches, lol

[@shaicruz176]

Why is everything going up isn’t a valuable money 😂

[@davidgriffithsbjjcoach7207]

Yes me too. The council have mismanaged the budget. A bit like your government which promised to eliminate the deficit and reduce the national debt yet did neither.

[@clivesmith9377]

sunak is a very very bad muppet.

[@m.j.nicholls]

"Festus is working his socks off" - UK Prime Minister, 2023

[@oxymoron02]

"Festus" sounds like the Discworld god of festivals.

[@runlarryrun77]

"Uncle Fester is working his socks off" - Gomez Addams 1964, probably.

[@elloco1996]

When is there going to be an investigation into how much Sunak's family business is making from the recent oil concessions? In any sane country the fraud would be in prison!

[@reggiespotter3427]

Whoever thought this was a good idea needs there head testing. Local presenters are much more streetwise and to the point than there national colleagues.

[@obtuse1291]

Would you be tempted to catch a train if we had a high speed rail line?..... so on point. 😂

[@dfishpool7052]

Oh dear - this tawdry little man is way out of his depth despite his public school education; so painful to listen to.

[@deanjordan2664]

Hes outa his depth standing in a pot hole

[@cosmosnomad]

That question from Anna Jameson was brutal. Literally no good answer.

[@wendyarcher5533]

Absolutely brilliant hats off to the journalists, showed sunak up for the lying disingenuous pirate that he truly is. #riseuppeople

[@robbiethepict2783]

Sunak is going to lose the GE and he's going to lose badly.

[@tejesheconomics4072]

Do you want to know what gonna happen to him after loosing GE….He is still a billionaire with a successful marriage 😊

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@tejesheconomics4072 What possessed the Tories to elect an Indian as PM,, lol

[@carlpeberdy9086]

@@tejesheconomics4072 True, (and hopefully they'll F off to USA) but at least it gives the country a chance of recovery.

[@carlpeberdy9086]

@@Noel-ji8nm No need to bring race into it - you really think he's any worse than Truss, Johnson or May? He's as good as any of them - good for nothing except lining their own pockets with the countries money. Get them out.

[@Zikar]

@@tejesheconomics4072 Cool, but we won't have to deal with him.

[@HShango]

Anna cut him off at the end there 😅😂😂😂😂, that was a bit of a sting....😂

[@zigowl1193]

I knew they shouldn't let him out on his own. Awww, bless.

[@BBme]

He has free luxury furnished mansion to stay, free luxury cars for his family, free luxury holidays, free lavish restaurant meals for his family, free luxuries merchandise, insane allowances, huge director fees, huge bonuses, huge salaries, huge corrupted deals,.... still not enough? Tens of millions pounds a year income still not enough?

[@user-sd3ik9rt6d]

And he wants to save £300 million in tax for his family by fiddling with the rules.

[@BBme]

@@user-sd3ik9rt6d High rank politicians and the tycoons have big accountant firms to help them reduce massive taxes. If they pay the same rate as according to tax revenue department rules, it will be millions. Shamefully this practises are well done across the globe, especially first world countries.

[@willumwhitmore9419]

.... let's not speculate on the future. Will he clear off to the US ?

[@BBme]

@@willumwhitmore9419 Biden will need to decide with his supporters of investors, LOL.

[@alasdaircook5673]

And don't forget his luxury villa in California.

[@thehonestaspy102]

Its truly impressive, even by MP standards, to be this slippy! I don't think I've ever heard him actually answer a question.

[@RankinMsP]

The ending was beautiful. I'll need to steal that. It's the politest "stop lying, you twat' I've heard in s while.

[@dedoc7143]

If he stopped heating his swimming pool, that would save on the carbon footprint. What a pillock

[@alasdaircook5673]

Which we pay for

[@BourbonCreamBiscuit]

2:51 "I'm not focussed on the past,I'm focussed on the future...." 3:43 "I'm not speculating on future things" Someone if full of it..

[@MontyCantsin5]

A complete lack of principle and integrity. He’s such a cretin.

[@happydays4302]

😂😂😂 fab

[@derektejan-sie5736]

I can’t stand him. He stands for rishi, rishi, and rishi. Oh, and the toreez too

[@BenRobinson1974]

the cut off at the end was delicious

[@PassiveAgressive319]

These journalists are doing a brilliant job. Listen up rest of the BBC!

[@helios7170]

There’s no way you’ll get a straight answer from slippery Sunak 😆

[@Claudefather]

The man is a broken radio 😂

[@paul8161]

I see where the local journalist went wrong in her question to the pm,, she made the classic mistake of asking him a yes or no question,, we all know what happens when he gets asked those type of questions 😂.

[@ute0761]

This is so satisfying to hear him grilled.

[@jeff__w]

8:53 “We’ve got to leave it there because we’ve got our colleagues to speak to. Thank you very much for your time.” I really liked Anna Jameson’s bum’s rush at that end-sort of “We’ve had enough of this rubbish.”

[@astrano80001]

Brava, Anna, for cutting off that raw sewage in mid-flow and switching to more meaningful and professional engagement elsewhere. ALL broadcasters should follow her example! Brava!

[@user-jr9wy6tl5k]

Sunak is actually unique - he's not good at any aspect of his job. It's amazing.

[@Lynn.hot.legs.peters]

And that Morron is are Prime Minister... OMG !

[@grahamlees4394]

Whichever of his highly paid advisors suggested he do this round of interviews deserves a medal - they did the Country a massive service. Larry the cat could have done better but as he's not well, the Sunak's have probably curried him and had him for tea....

[@MartinParnham]

4:00 "There a lot of focus on this *one* thig..." Translation: "I don't want to answer that difficult question so I'm going to answer a completely different one which nobody asked."

[@lorcanfeely6371]

That last one was great

[@jonathanveale119]

Sunak is convinced he is a brilliant lettuce. Perhaps he should have a word with Truss. He is wilting at even faster pace.

[@donnakibarb7066]

He is the type of bloke that you have to walk away from because he has an obvious lie for every question.

[@crispybits3765]

The privilege and entitlement of the guy is astonishing. He genuinely resents being questioned by anyone.

[@jameshutton3960]

Tories don't protect greenbelt the find ways to change its classification and then build on it.

[@EdgyNumber1]

I swear, this guy is on another world....

[@lmoore2174]

This is f*cking great! Shame it falls to local radio to hold the PM to account.

[@waerlogauk]

I like the way he switches seamlessly from. Let's not talk about the past to I can't speculate on the future and back again.

[@Sirlarrythecat]

This should played loudly outside No10 on repeat its abosolutel;y spot on more of this please.

[@MarkFidell]

@4:04 "...or across the Nurf" 🤣😂🤣😂

[@michaelsaunders6923]

Carry on Rishi , please don't change, your exactly what this country needs........ to see which way to vote in the next election ( not for you that's for sure!)

[@user-dq5os4mq2v]

There's no accountability or punishment for negligence in government. Timely changes need to be made.

[@margaretbagnall4729]

Thank you for this, it's made my day. 😊

[@spiffydaily8855]

02:53 “I’m not focused on the past, I’m focused on the future” 03:43 “I’m not speculating on the future” Cheers Rishi, way to clear that up

[@richardc6269]

Maybe after the general election a change to the press in ur country is in order. Having one or two outlets who only come close to actually reporting the news is something that should be talked about.

[@mcmustangno1567]

It’s difficult when the one or two press barons own both the red and blue tories, have a google about who owns the press and who they donate to.......

[@richardc6269]

@@mcmustangno1567 I follow.✌

[@souvikrc4499]

@@mcmustangno1567 not to mention the politicans trying to gut public media, like Nadine Dorries trying to privatize Channel 4, and the cuts to BBC Local Radio.

[@rhodriwilliams2599]

I love how in two successive clips he says "I'm not focused on the past I'm focused on the future" and then when questioned on HS2 it's "I'm not one to speculate about the future"

[@stonehengemaca]

The Prime Miniature thinks he's nailing all these questions, and everyone no longer has any concerns 🤦‍♂

[@leroythompson8942]

😂😂😂 keep up the good work

[@DC-sd1lw]

Not a single question answered just up is down & black is white

[@user-dq5os4mq2v]

Welcome to Jackaknory. He's such a fantastic guy, such a professional storyteller.

[@acelovesit]

"Of course I've been up the A64, my helicopter flies across it daily"

[@goingoutotheparty1]

The Man is a Maggot