1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: Indebrady, a UK correspondence with us Inda. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 2: Hello, Hello, hey, glorious, say it is here? What's it? 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 2: I'm on my way, I'm on my way. It's a 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 2: glorious morning here. The sun is shining. It's the best 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: day we've had in ages. And it's really important that 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 2: there is good weather because that will increase turnout, which 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: hovers about forty percent. Can you believe it? Six out 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 2: of ten people in the UK don't normally vote. Let's 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 2: see if that changes today. 10 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, jeez, I mean, honestly, that is really really low, 11 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: especially given the stakes at the moment. List So are 12 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: we are we absolutely sure? How sure are we can 13 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: believe the polls, given the history with Poles, that Labor 14 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: is going to get the biggest majority since eighteen thirty six? 15 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 2: I think something's going to be very very wrong. If 16 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 2: these polls, and there have been about twenty five of 17 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: them now at this stage, and Paul after poll, they're 18 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 2: all pointing in one direction and it's getting worse for 19 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: the Conservatives. I mean that the latest one, the final one, 20 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: is giving Labor not just the super majority, the big 21 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 2: majority any political party will have had in this country 22 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 2: since eighteen thirty six. That was what the poll before 23 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: we went to bed last night said. So that will 24 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: put Labor on four hundred and thirty two seats. If 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: it's correct, it would reduce the Conservative Party to a 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: rump of one hundred and two that's three times smaller 27 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 2: than what they've been for the last five years. And 28 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: basically Keir Starmer could do whatever he wants. That's the 29 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: Conservative argument is to stop this super majority, as they're 30 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 2: calling it. So look, we'll see what happens. It's a 31 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 2: huge day ahead. They've been voting now for forty eight minutes. 32 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: Do you reckon Rishie's going to hold onto his seat. 33 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: I don't think he is. I've heard whispers that privately 34 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 2: he's been telling very close friends that he fears he's 35 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: going to lose his seat. I thought it was really 36 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: interesting where he ended up last night, in the last 37 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: hours of campaigning. He went back to Southampton where he 38 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: grew up, and he was knocking on neighbors doors. I 39 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: think after six weeks of probably not having doors open 40 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: to him or not being made very welcome in some places, 41 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: and a campaign that has lurched from problem to disaster 42 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: to catastrophe, a lot of it is own making. His 43 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: critics would say, especially the D Day decision to bail 44 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 2: out at halftime, I thought it was really interesting that 45 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: he went back home to somewhere where at least people 46 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: might remember him with fond memories. So I think he 47 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 2: may well lose his seat. There are sixteen cabinet members 48 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 2: predicted to lose their seats if these poles of poles 49 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: are correct. 50 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: Now is the reason that Boris Johnson didn't shake Rishie's 51 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: hand because he hates him that much? 52 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: Yes, in a nutshell, so we were told at the 53 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: very outset that Johnson would be a massive campaign asset, 54 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 2: and he is in much the same way as when 55 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: the circus comes to town, everyone sticks their head out 56 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: the door and goes, oh, look, wow, the clowns are 57 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: in Johnston. You know, really divides people. He's a very 58 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: very divisive man. Some people feel that he has it 59 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: in him to come back and be a leader again. 60 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: He thinks. So. He certainly blamed Sunac for his demise. 61 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 2: My understanding is that in the two years that almost 62 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: that Sunac has been Prime Minister, there have been the 63 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:15,119 Speaker 2: sum total of two text messages exchanged between them, one 64 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: of which came the other night from Suonac to Johnson 65 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: asking him if he would come to this campaign event 66 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: and would he speak, And Johnson turned up and he 67 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: did not shake Sunac's hand. So you see it all 68 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 2: the time. Politicians all over the world welcome my friend 69 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 2: to the stage. They shake hands, they embraced, there's a hug, 70 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: maybe a kiss if it's a lady. Johnson did not 71 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: shake Sunac's hand. The other night he spoke and ranted 72 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: mostly about not giving what he called starmergeddon. This is 73 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: the phrase that Johnson has caught coined that if there 74 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 2: is a super majority for labor and kir starmer, it 75 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: will be starmergeddon. So it wasn't much an endorsement of Sunac. 76 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 2: It was more about let's stop labor. So look, fascinating times. 77 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: I'm going to be working straight true now for probably 78 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 2: the next three days without sleep. So have a lovely weekend. 79 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: Make sure you get your votion though, Indo, you are 80 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: going to fit that in. 81 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: I'm on my web right now. I'm going to go 82 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: for a little jog. I'm going to jog down there. 83 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 2: You've got to bring photo Ideah, you've just reminded me 84 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 2: it's a new thing here. Normally you turn up and 85 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: they go, oh, you're missus Smith, and you we know 86 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 2: you and you live on that road and we take 87 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: your name off the street. Whatever. The whole new system 88 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 2: as of forty nine minutes ago. You got to bring 89 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,239 Speaker 2: voter ID, So I'm going to go put a driver's 90 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: license in my pocket and stuff. 91 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: I've done a little civil duty there. Inda, Thank you 92 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: very much and enjoy the next three days without sleep. 93 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: That's into Brady, our UK correspondent. 94 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Alan Drive, listen live to 95 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 96 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.