What a year! While Rishi Sunak held true to his January commitment to hold the election in the second half of the year – the spectacle that followed couldn’t have been predicted as 2024 dawned. 

Nish and Coco are joined by Sky News’ political correspondent Liz Bates and comedian Desiree Burch to chew over the gristle of the year that was. 

From racist Tory donors, to milkshaked MPs, creative political stunts and Rishi Sunak’s D-Day disaster – the first half of the year had plenty to keep us entertained. 

But once Labour took power – optimism quickly turned to gloom. The seven week garm-drama saga took the sheen off Keir Starmer’s newly minted cabinet, while the endless don’t-call-it-austerity chat has jaded people across the country.

As 2024 draws to a close – there’s still plenty to laugh about – including the best of the worst political pop songs of the year. Prepare to cringe. 

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Guests:

Liz Bates

Desiree Burch 

Audio credits:

Sky News

BBC

ITV

Channel 4 

Tiktok / Dawn Butler

Liberal Democrats

Talk TV

Fox News Via Channel 10 Australia 

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