Nick Robinson

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Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · We've got a plan: Louise Haigh on her journey back to power · 9 Jul 2026 podcast

Sometimes it's not

A direct influence in that way.

It's when you're growing up.

It's what you're seeing.

What makes you angry?

I always think one of the most revealing questions in politics is what really makes you angry.

So Louise Haig, what makes you angry?

Now you've talked about inequality more than once in this conversation, and the moment that I thought, Hey, here's Louise Hagel who was in the cabinet, is now saying the Labour Party's got to change is when you were a key organiser in

What we call a rebellion, you might not like the word, against the government's plans to cut disability benefit in particular, the so-called PIP, the personal independence payment.

The problem Andy Burnham has is we know the bill is unsustainable, isn't it?

So how do you meet your concerns about looking after people with the need to keep the bills down?

Maybe it needs tough love.

Maybe what is required is to say, actually, for a short period of time, maybe we will support you.

But we need you to go to work.

That is an obligation, part of the responsibility of being able to get benefits.

So why did it happen?

I mean you like Rachel Reeves.

I think you meet her quite often, don't you?

So it's not like she's the enemy.

Uh Rachel, you would imagine agree on most things.

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