{"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-e0024facd926/7a0b89bd-98bb-42ca-b0a7-8c173a3c7ee8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What's the thinking behind Boris Johnson's crime plan?","description":"<p>Ailbhe Rea, Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian discuss Boris Johnson's latest&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2021/07/boris-johnson-s-plans-reform-policing-are-short-funding-and-ambition\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">plan to reduce crime</a>&nbsp;and whether the proposals will actually have any impact.</p><p><br></p><p>Then in You Ask Us, they answer a listeners question on why some in Westminster think there'll be a&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/polling/2021/07/why-conservatives-poll-lead-falling\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2023 election</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can send a question for You Ask Us to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}