Are Farage and Polanski already yesterday's men?
7/23/202642 min
Whisper it quietly - but are we witnessing the strange rebirth of good, old-fashioned two party politics?
Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch are now the only party leaders with net approval ratings among the public. Labour and the Tories are both within touching distance of Farage's Reform in a number of polls. Burnham has had a strong first week, and he and Badenoch are dominating the political airwaves at the moment in a classic row around tax and the State.
Nigel Farage's £5m donation and Claction by-election backfire seems to have taken the wind out of his sails. Zack Polanski too has struggled with questions around his tax and appears unable to force himself into the conversation in the way he did when he first took over the Green party.
Later, we speak to Labour MP Chris Curtis about Labour's new chapter and why he thinks growth still lies at the heart of what Burnham needs to achieve.
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Jon Sopel· Host0:58
[upbeat music] This is a global production. Andy Burnham has been setting out his latest policies, this time to help publicans and club owners. Kemi Badenoch has been on the attack.
Lewis Goodall· Host1:14
I can just see this summer when we get to September and it's gonna be dogged by pedophiles being released early, and by rapists being released early, and by violent offenders being released early.
Kemi Badenoch· Soundbite1:24
Every day, Andy Burnham seems to float a new expensive idea, a national