{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/61bc9aa92ba7cd0012be2e1e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Liberal Democrats win North Shropshire: is the party over for Boris Johnson?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The Conservative Party has&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2021/12/liberal-democrats-win-north-shropshire-and-plunge-boris-johnson-into-crisis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lost North Shropshire</a>&nbsp;for the first time in nearly 200 years, to the Liberal Democrats. The shocking defeat follows months of sleaze and Christmas party scandals, and with new Plan B Covid restrictions, confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2021/12/the-north-shropshire-by-election-shows-that-voters-are-finally-seeing-through-boris-johnson-and-his-corrupt-cult\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">has collapsed.</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush discuss the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2021/12/can-the-conservatives-hold-on-in-true-blue-north-shropshire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mood on the ground</a>&nbsp;in North Shropshire and the story behind this anti-Conservative vote.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In You Ask Us, a listener wonders what the by-election result means for Boris Johnson’s political future.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, email&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2021/12/podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}