Nick Robinson

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1,535 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 9 Jul

Nick Robinson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · What went wrong for Starmer: Morgan McSweeney gives his side of the story · 2 Jul 2026 podcast

We know it's nonsense. matched

Everyone knew it was nonsense. matched

Forgive me, but this is a formula. matched

I mean we know the game, we understand you've got to win an election, you choose words that you can stick to and not others. matched

What I mean though is you could have just been more candid. matched

Or was that don't risk that 'cause we might lose the election. matched

So matched

So why not just say? matched

I mean, was it you didn't know or you didn't want to take the risk? matched

There's that old metaphor, isn't there, that Roy Jenkins once said to Tony Blair? matched

That he was carrying this Ming vase over a highly polished floor and he was desperate before an election not to trip up and drop it and say it smashed. matched

So I'm clear, you say you didn't prepare enough and you've explained why you say you think you were too gloomy to start with. matched

Was it a mistake to cut winter fuel for pension? matched

Nah, we're not doing this. matched

Yeah, with hindsight, yeah. matched

Definitely. matched

And nobody suggested it? matched

Um not that I'm aware of. matched

You do know that this proposal was put on David Cameron's desk when he became Prime Minister. matched

No, I mean And he laughed. matched

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