{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8e80ba05-2f15-4479-a6cc-b2f6635a1fe0/66755c6efcc9a900135692cd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is this the Tory death spiral?","description":"<p>An election-betting scandal is sending the Tory campaign into freefall. The latest blow to the Conservatives comes as some polls predict a wipeout for the party on July 4. The FT’s Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Stephen Bush and Jim Pickard to discuss this latest blow in a campaign littered with blunders. Plus, the team analyses the effect of the Reform party on the Tory vote and what might happen after the election.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Jim @PickardJE. Stephen @stephenkb</p><p><br></p><p><em>Want more? Free links:</em></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3XwQkBq\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Unusual burst of bets preceded Rishi Sunak’s election announcement</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3z8F8B4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Every Tory I know is angry’: betting scandal sends election campaign into ‘freefall’</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3KSiU8L\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Potential routes forward for the Tories post-election</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3Vth7vU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tory leadership hopefuls jostle to replace Rishi Sunak</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3xwadht\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Keir Starmer: ‘People need hope, but it needs to be realistic hope’</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4czV5i9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sketchy Politics: the extinction election?</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/newsletter-signup/inside-politics/trial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of News Publishers 2023 ‘Best Newsletter’ award.&nbsp;</p><p>Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline with Leah Quinn and Josh Gabert-Doyon.</p><p>Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/9c01eeb3-72a6-4ac0-bc9a-fe54e24d8634\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}