{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65804e0f1585de00125ded2d/6a60db1c5092e5d571b2c689?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Andy and the Backstabbers make their debut to the Country","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65804e0f1585de00125ded2d/1784732223322-3e7e564f-5ed1-4bc4-bc13-8f39ce69adf3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>You can watch this episode in full on YouTube:&nbsp;https://youtu.be/LYzZRwK5C0g</p><p><br></p><p>This week’s journey in the rocket of right thinking opens with co-pilots Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson reflecting on Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister.</p><p><br></p><p>Liam warns that uncosted bungs and 10-year gilt yields staying above 5% threaten a fiscal crisis and discusses his upcoming appointment as Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, pitching the concept of conditional tax cuts to restore economic credibility.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Allison dismantles Burnham's 5% VAT cut on energy bills that saves households a mere 86p a week, and shares her experience reporting on England’s World Cup run, praising players like Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham while condemning the BBC’s self-promotional halftime advert.</p><p><br></p><p>Joining your co-pilots after her appearance at last week’s CPAC is Laila Cunningham, who discusses her backstory, Reform UK’s political platform, and the distress felt following the murder of Ann Widdecombe.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Planet Normal: Andy and the Backstabbers make their debut to the Country</li><li>Allison dismantles Andy Burnham's energy bill relief as an unhelpful 86p-a-week gesture</li><li>Liam discusses his upcoming appointment as Director of the Centre for Policy Studies</li><li>Laila Cunningham at CPAC discusses Reform UK and political security</li><li>Allison reflects on England's World Cup run.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. <a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a> |</p><p>Read Allison ‘Struggling voters deserve better than Burnham’s con tricks‘: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026/07/21/struggling-voters-deserve-better-than-burnhams-con-tricks/ |</p><p>Read more from Allison: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/</a> |&nbsp;</p><p>Read Liam ‘Burnham’s ‘unashamedly Labour’ push spells economic ruin’:&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/07/19/burnhams-unashamedly-labour-push-spells-economic-ruin/ |</p><p>Read more from Liam: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/</a> |</p><p>Read Liam’s Substack: <a href=\"https://liamhalligan.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://liamhalligan.substack.com/</a> |</p><p>Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/</a> |</p><p>Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal</a> |</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}