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Blowout in Britain, boilover in France: Henry Cooke on two big elections
Henry Cooke, former chief political reporter at Stuff and current Europe-based freelance journalist, joins Toby Manhire to chew over the fascinating exit poll and electoral results out of France and Britain.
08 Jul 2024
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In a special Euro-vote edition of GBL, Henry Cooke joins Toby Manhire to chew over two fascinating results. Exit polls from France suggest the far-right National Rally’s ambitions have been repelled at the onzième hour. What happened, and is Emmanuel Macron vindicated? In the UK, Keir Starmer leads the Labour Party to a landslide victory, and yet it’s a shallow sweep, and he faces tests from the left. What next for British politics?
