What is Rishi Sunak’s plan to win back voters? Why has Putin removed his ally as Russia’s defence minister? Has Labour’s embrace of a defecting MP Natalie Elphicke backfired? This week, Alastair is joined by former Lord Chancellor and Conservative MP, David Gauke, to answer all these questions and more. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ to sign up. ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restispolitics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics 00:00 Intro 01:57 Why are we so convinced Labour will win the next General Election? 10:30 Why the Rwanda policy is so controversial 13:44 Sunak's speech review 19:32 How many defections have there been since the turn of the last century? 21:12 Why did Labour accept Natalie Elphicke? 26:57 How defections can save the Conservatives from the far right 31:07 Morgan McSweeney - Keir Starmer's righthand man 38:46 Break 38:51 What's happening in Georgia, and what that means more Lithuania 46:12 Meanwhile in Russia itself... 52:40 Latest in Israel/Gaza 59:28 Outro