Frost Bitten, Truss Shy – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith

It’s going to be a cold Christmas at No 10, as Lord Frost resigns as Brexit Minister, Simon Case recuses himself over Christmas party investigations - and Nadine Dorries gets booted out of WhatsApp chats. Is jetsetter Liz Truss ready to take up her new position? And what will all this mean for popular compliance with new COVID rules? Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou look at the week ahead, in the last SYW of 2021.

• “Is this what purgatory feels like?” - Naomi Smith
• “The bookies still have Sunak as favourite to replace Johnson. The bookies don't know their history.” - Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou
• “Frost's resignation has strong Steve Baker energy.” - Naomi Smith
• “Truss is trying to style herself as a modern day Margaret Thatcher.” - Naomi Smith
• “2022 might give you a nasty populist treat in the US midterms.” - Naomi Smith

Presented by Alex Andreou and Naomi Smith. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

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