Paddy O’Connell

Have you been reading our newscaster's email?

Possibly you've just stolen his view.

Oh.

Receive wisdom is that voters punish parties that change leader.

I want to know if this is borne out by the evidence.

The Conservatives had a big boost when Boris Johnson took control.

Did voters really punish the Tories in 2024 because they changed leaders so many times?

Or was it more about the choices these leaders made?

Love the podcast have been listening since 2017.

Blah, blah, blah, says Chris.

Henry, what is the evidence?

I think, but you remember the lettuce.

I think that it's about the public's appetite for a short tenure.

I think that there is pushback here about how about we have a prime minister who lasts two weeks.

I do think the public actually do have a view about what the country looks like abroad.

We used to joke about Italy in my laugh time.

They've had so many governments.

They've got more governments than pasta.

Well, it's just that I think the public, of all stripes, there is a point at which they want the system to work.

And then what's happening in the devolved home nations is they're saying, look at Westminster.