Eat the Rish

 What a difference a week makes. Rishi Sunak’s stock has plummeted dramatically, how far can it fall? We unpick the Chancellor’s sorry Spring Statement. Plus, while COVID cases are rising, free tests are being ditched in England. What could possibly go wrong? And with three-time grand slam champ Ash Barty retiring from tennis, we weigh up the pros and cons of quitting while you’re ahead.

• “Sunak had an absolute shocker. Day one the headlines were awful from both sides.” – Miatta Fahnbulleh
• “I don’t think Sunak expected this backlash, which shows how out of step with the country he is.” – Miatta Fahnbulleh
• “I think this is worse than the Osborne years.” – Miatta Fahnbulleh
• “It’s very easy to get popular shoving money into people’s mouths.” – Ahir Shah
• “We’re seeing the real Rishi Sunak, and people are horrified.” – Ahir Shah
• “Hospital workers having to pay for their own tests to make sure they’re safe to work is insane.” – Justin Quirk

Presented by Andrew Harrison with Ahir Shah, Justin Quirk and Miatta Fahnbulleh.

Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold, Jelena Sofronijevic and Alex Rees. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. The Bunker is a Podmasters Production

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