Rishi Sunak finally ‘got Rwanda done’ after a long and dramatic night as his Safety of Rwanda Bill ping-ponged between the Common and the Lords. Our guest, the Green MP Caroline Lucas, tells Coco what it was like to be in Westminster that night and criticises Rishi Sunak for holding a drinks party while the Bill - which she describes as “a piece of performative cruelty” - was still being debated in the Lords. She also discusses her new book about why the left needs to speak up for ‘Englishness’, and explains why she’s training to become a death doula.
Nish and Coco provide an indispensable guide to next week’s local elections, talking about why they’re important and analysing what they might mean for Tory and Labour prospects at a general election. They also discuss whether the new rules on voter ID are an attempt by the Conservative Party to suppress the vote.
For our hero and villain of the week, Nish is appalled by Rishi Sunak’s attack on the sick and disabled, while Coco has been enjoying The Menstrual Cramps! Plus what would happen if Nish and Rishi Sunak met at notorious Berlin club Berghain?
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Guest:
Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavillion
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Tory conference sh*tshow + Stormont stalemate
Cancelling HS2 and GB News + Lib Dem Layla Moran
The Russell Brand scandal and fixing the police
China spy scandal rocks Parliament + David Lammy
Fixing Britain’s crumbling schools and broken politics
Exposing Andrew Tate and saying goodbye to Nadine Dorries
Men in suits spoiling women’s football
Tories war on 'lefty lawyers', and Sunak's Disney dinner
How to have difficult conversations - with Gina Martin
Tactical voting, Tory traps and Labour purges
By-election special: Tories trounced in two, scrape home in one
Is Keir Starmer a Kid Starver?
Tea with Biden, scandal at the BBC and drugs with the Greens
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Matt Hancock vs The Grim Reaper
The King of the North, Windrush and ChickenNugNugz
The end of Boris Johnson and the start of the Covid Inquiry
Labour’s Emily Thornberry promises a “no bullshit” manifesto
Don’t mess with a Baroness
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