UK election: Could the Brits ditch the Conservatives?
The election could see the Conservative party ousted after nearly 15 years running the country.
After a turbulent decade in British politics, this is the week that UK voters will head to the polls. The election could see the Conservative party ousted after nearly 15 years running the country. Could Prime Minister Rishi Sunak鈥檚 gamble on a summer election bring about a generational political shift?
Lucy Hockings speaks to the 大象传媒 World Service鈥檚 UK Political Correspondent Rob Watson about the campaign. And finds out why the 大象传媒鈥檚 Disinformation Correspondent Marianna Spring has been tracking the election across 24 social media accounts.
TGS is part of the 大象传媒 News Podcasts family. The team that makes The Global Story also makes several other podcasts, such as Americast and Ukrainecast, which cover US news and the war in Ukraine. If you enjoy The Global Story, you may well like some of our other pods, too. To find them, simply search on your favourite podcast app.
This episode was made by Richard Moran and Eleanor Sly. The technical producer was Johnny Hall. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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