Rishi Sunak Puts Out Cigarettes

Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 8:32 p.m.

As the dust settles after Rishi Sunak\u2019s conference speech, Adam and Chris focus on the fallout from the biggest talking points, including the prime minister\u2019s plans to ban smoking for younger generations.

They\u2019re joined by doctor and TV presenter Alexander "Dr Xand" van Tulleken to hear the medical profession\u2019s reaction and whether it\u2019s true that there\u2019s no safe level of smoking.

And to help analyse the wider political context of the speech, we\u2019re joined in the studio by former special adviser Anita Boateng and broadcaster and author Matt Chorley who give us their own reflections of being at party conferences.

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