1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: UK correspondent Indo Brady's with us, Hello, Inda. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 2: Hey Heather, one week to go? How are you fizzing 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 2: for it? 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 3: Because I cannot believe what's coming out of your country. 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: So yesterday you had a labor candidate beating against themselves, 6 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: beating that they would lose, and now you've got a 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: senior Tory betting that they would lose. 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 3: What's going on? 9 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: And not just the bet a small bet sixteen thousand dollars. 10 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: This guy, Sir Philip Davies is his name. He's running 11 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: for Shipley in West Yorkshire in a cost of living 12 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: crisis where the main talking point is how are families 13 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 2: going to afford to live better, to have money left 14 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: at the end of the month. And this guy, Sir 15 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 2: Philip Davies, he's put a sixteen thousand dollars bet on 16 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 2: himself not to win, to lose, to lose the election. 17 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: Now he's been approached by reporters. He basically turned on 18 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 2: the reporters and he said, well, what business of yours 19 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: is it? If what I do? He admitted placing the 20 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: bet and has no remorse, no contrition. And the really 21 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: funny thing is he probably is going to lose so 22 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 2: the bet will pay out. He's now all over the 23 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: front pages. His wife is a Conservative member of Parliament. 24 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: She is the Minister for Common Sense. I look this up. 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: Esther mcvey's her name. She sits in cabinet. She is 26 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: the Minister for common Sense. In inverted comments, that was 27 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 2: how they appointed her. You can just imagine the common 28 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 2: sensical discussions they have around the dinner table and that house. 29 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: God, how I mean, there's something slight that feels unethical 30 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: about being able to beat against yourself because surely then 31 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: it is in his own interests to just throw it 32 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: and win the bet exactly. 33 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 2: I mean, this is why rugby players and soccer players 34 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: and cricket players are not allowed to place bets on 35 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: matches that they are involved in that they can influence. 36 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: So I mean, look, the feeling you get is I 37 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: spoke to senior people in the Conservative Party. I speak 38 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: to them all the time, all parties. You know what 39 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: it's like being a journal You hear everything. And I 40 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: was told the other day it's like the end of 41 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: the Roman Empire. That was how they described this week. 42 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: That you know it's all over and you know some 43 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: people will be drinking wine until they've almost others are 44 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: deciding to put bets on themselves to lose. 45 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 3: Now, Inda, are you going to give the debate to Rishie? 46 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: Look, I would say he was quite combative, and his 47 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 2: critics would argue that had he shown this kind of 48 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: fight two years ago, the country might be in a 49 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 2: better state and he might have more chance of winning. 50 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: So I think his advisers have said to him, look, 51 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: you have nothing left to lose. It's the last round 52 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: of a twelve match boxing event. Go out there and 53 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 2: land the punch. And he couldn't do it. I mean, 54 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: Starmer just repeatedly pointing out who's been in charge for 55 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: the last fourteen years. Soon next shouting that labor are 56 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 2: going to put up taxes. Starmer replying by saying that 57 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: taxes are at the highest level they've ever been and 58 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 2: whose fault is that? So I thought sooner let himself 59 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: down with his manner, his tone and just constantly interrupting Starmer. 60 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 2: But look, the gap not narrowed in the polls. It's 61 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: twenty six clear percentage point. So if these poles are correct, 62 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: you know, if these poles are correct, Starmer is riding 63 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: into Downing Street next Friday morning, on the crest of 64 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: a tidal way. 65 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 3: Really yeah, it performance like that will not do Rashie 66 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 3: any good. Is them just too far to go? Now? 67 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 3: Tell me what you make of Gareth Gareth Southgate. 68 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 2: I think he's extremely boring and he's got the England 69 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 2: soccer team playing extremely boring football. So they've really limped through. Okay, 70 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: they topped their group, which was a really average group 71 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: to begin with, but a draw with den Mark and nil. 72 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: They'll draw against Slovenia, which has a tiny population. I 73 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: think there's actually more people live in Birmingham in England 74 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 2: than in the whole of Slovenia, and the national sport 75 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: is skiing and they still manage to get a draw 76 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: with England. So Southgate's on ten million dollars a year. 77 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: I just cannot fathom who thought that was a good idea. 78 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 2: The guy who manages Georgia, who beat Portugal last night 79 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: quite handsome two nil. The guy who manages Georgia's on 80 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: three hundred and forty thousand dollars a year. Most people 81 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: would say that's an amazing salary for coaching a soccer team. 82 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 2: Southgate's on ten mil and this is what's turning up 83 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: but look, England plays Slovakia this weekend, slightly bigger country 84 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: with a bigger population. Let's see if they can win. 85 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 3: Man, how do you feel, yes or no? Will I win? 86 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 2: I think England will beat Slovakia. Look, I think if 87 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: the players take the shackles off and go and do 88 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: what they've done all season and not listen to the manager, 89 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: but say, look, I'm in Ireland at the moment, heather 90 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 2: in all honesty and people are just rolling around laughing 91 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 2: at them. 92 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 3: Fair enough, and they'll be enjoying it as well. 93 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: In the looking after Yourself, thank you so much into 94 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: Brady awre Uk corresponding. 95 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 96 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 2: news Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 97 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.