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Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos

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Laura Kuenssberg asks if our political system has been stretched to breaking point.

From referendums to resignations, Laura Kuenssberg has had a ringside seat for politics at its most chaotic. She asks if the system is broken - and can it ever return to 'normal'?

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Sheryl Sandler

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Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos: Series 1: Johnson

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A maverick prime minister. His ambitious chief adviser. Where did the real power lie?

A maverick prime minister. The most powerful chief adviser in modern times. Together, they rush headlong into crisis - with explosive results for the country and its democracy.

In 2019, Boris Johnson won the election by a landslide. He turned the Labour heartlands blue, and it was a huge opportunity for the Conservative Party to make good on the Tory campaign promise to ‘Get Brexit Done’ following years of parliamentary stalemate. 

This episode charts how so much of that early optimism and opportunity was to be undone as Boris Johnson’s government struggled to deal with the crisis of Covid-19, just as a new, radical approach to civil service reform saw the relationship between ministers and their civil servants break down.

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