Toxic England: Far Right Clash With Police On St Georges Day

Rishi Sunak finally ‘got Rwanda done’ after a long and dramatic night as his Safety of Rwanda Bill ping-ponged between the Common and the Lords. Our guest, the Green MP Caroline Lucas, tells Coco what it was like to be in Westminster that night and criticises Rishi Sunak for holding a drinks party while the Bill - which she describes as “a piece of performative cruelty” - was still being debated in the Lords. She also discusses her new book Another England. As far right thugs clad in England flags clash with police in central London on St George’s Day, she argues that it’s time for the left to step up and redefine what it means to be English.

Nish and Coco provide an indispensable guide to next week’s local elections, talking about why they’re important and analysing what they might mean for Tory and Labour prospects at a general election. They also discuss whether the new rules on voter ID are an attempt by the Conservative Party to suppress the vote.

For our hero and villain of the week, Nish is appalled by Rishi Sunak’s attack on the sick and disabled, while Coco has been enjoying The Menstrual Cramps! Coco imagines what would happen if Nish and Rishi Sunak met at notorious Berlin club Berghain, plus fancy taking a swig from a Sunak penis mug?

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Guest:
Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavillion

CHAPTERS:

0:00 An update from Nish
1:14 Pre-titles
2:07 Nish and Rishi go clubbing in Berlin
5:25 Guest: Caroline Lucas
12:19 Clip: Baroness Bennett
16:19 Ad break
17:12 Clip: St Georges Day clashes
30:14 Ad: Pod Save America
30:50 Local election preview
42:10 Ad break
42:13 Nish's villain of the week: Rishi Sunak
46:57 Sunak penis mugs
49:00 Coco's hero of the week: The Menstrual Cramps
52:02 Mailbag

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Video credits:
parliamentlive.tv
Sky TV
The Met police

Photo credits:
Associated Press
Stefan Hoederath
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