Welcome to The Weekly Sceptic, episode 71!
This week:
- A new YouGov poll predicts an extinction-level event for the Conservatives at the next election unless the party does something radical - Rishi Sunak struggles to quell the growing rebellion over the Rwanda Bill, but would Kemi Badenoch be any better? - Trump wins big in Iowa, Vivek throws in the towel and speculation mounts as to who the Donald will choose as his running mate - Gary Lineker deletes his tweet calling for Israel to be banned from the Euros, claiming he thought he was just retweeting a news story (cue Jimmy Hill chin-rubbing) - James Cleverly bans Hizb al-Tahrir, but is it too little, too late? - Plus Peak Woke and Review of the Reviews
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