"Can you look back over your political career & say you were fully honest the entire time?" Rory: *"No, definitely not."* Ironically the most honest answer he could've given.
I don't think any leader could say they are completely honest all the time. The difference with Johnson is that lying is his modus operandi, not an occasional strategy deployed only when absolutely necessary.
I don’t agree with all of Rory’s politics, being a left leaning person myself, but goddamn I respect the hell out of him for the honestly and integrity and thoughtful answers he shows us now.
The quality i most admire about Rory is that he is willing to embrace a bipartisan form of politics where divides are diminished to acknowledge common sense policies. Unfortunately, the current political climate doesn't allow for such progressive thinking, unless of course there is an international or local crisis where cross party collaboration is blatantly necessary.
@@rodgerq completely agree. Were a referendum to occur, i'd encourage all and sundry to cast their vote, no matter their preference. The last time this issue went to the ballot, the turnout was an embarrassment.
@@garycornwall2506 voter apathy in general is quite a problem. That and voter ignorance; not taking the time to actually look at policies and merely voting on ideological stances and soundbites.
Rory Stewart is possibly the only ex-Tory MP I've ever admired. Cool, articulate and vastly more suitable for leadership than the rest of the Tory MPs combined.
One of the few conservatives I still have time for anymore (probably down to single digits now). What a shame he did not win the leadership contest; I might not always agree with his politics but clearly an intelligent, thoughtful and well informed man who really cares about the impact that government can achieve. Respect
And great friends with Alastair Campbell I believe. Now that is a winning combination, stir in Starmer's intelligence, Raynor's attack dog politics and Dave Milliband's dimplomacy and we have a bonafide winner. Kick the Tories into history.
Not a Conservative voter but I always have had a lot of respect for Rory Stewart. I can't imagine how different things would be if he won the leadership of the party.
Many of us wanted Rory at the time. I am not a Tory but I have huge respect for him. It was a sad day when he left front line British politics. All the parties need honest and effective people like him.
I remember watching Rory debate. Was rooting for him just so we could have a fresh face in the Conservative party. Instead they voted for this fumbling fool of a toff because of his Cambridge nonsense. A place where they learn to spin and are salesmen in real life
At a time when the nation needs to rally as one - the individualistic nature of Conservative politics needs to be put on the back burner...having a megalomaniac like Boris has alienated the public even more (if that is possible).
.....Boris Johnson didn't get involved in an illegal war that displaced millions and left millions more dead!! Rory should take a long hard look in the mirror!!
@@jim-es8qk Johnson wasn't in Parliament at that time. You have no idea what he might have done if he had been. On current evidence he would have only made it worse.
in politics , promises sell far more seats than truth. ..even when they are made by an habitual liar, and/or serial conman, such as johnson. funny old world.
Can we please have this man back? I would love to see Stewart and Starmer debating each other with integrity and challenging each other's ideas. If we had this man at the helm we would be in a much better position as a country.
starmer isn't a man of integrity! he has lied the same way boris has! including ignoring and over riding party rules to suit himself kicking out Jewish members of the PLP for flimsy minor issues that didn't amount to more than a letter if anything, ran on promises then promptly dropped them all after he got elected.
@@sirgaymeerkat1994 a very massive mistake that made alot of people suffer & who's austerity made our NHS not able to cope in Covid & now in the terrible situation now. Sorry, of course he's sorry, but he wants to get back into politics. He will say he is.
During that leadership debate that Rory mentioned and feels he “blew up” I felt he was head and shoulders above all the other candidates on show. The only one speaking with honesty and integrity and more importantly the only candidate that was flagging the the real issues the new govt were facing. I would vote for him without a moments hesitation. Sadly politics in this country has become an X factor style gloss over actual reality and politicians like Rory don’t get seen when the dry ice rises from the floor. We live in Hope. Really good interview though. Well done.
He’s just another Torai politician! All cut from the same cloth and with that certain air of entitlement and public school smarm. Same old Torai. A dog always returns to its vomit and a leopard never changes its spots! Just like their policies. Working class Tories? Nebulous!
Rory always impresses me. I’m a dyed in the wool leftie who disagrees with him on a huge range of issues but he is rational, reasonable, articulate unlike the frothing venal maniacs in government.
Perhaps a rather left-field observation; this interview brilliantly showcases all of Rory Stewart wide range of impressive personal qualities and capabilities, but the one quality he appears to have above and beyond any other politician is this: he is both searingly honest AND unflinchingly self-critical. The second of which is very rare indeed
In general Tories have what east Asians call "keeping face". No matter how badly you have preformed, never admit to any problems with your actions. "Keeping face".
Rory Stewart is in my mind the only person with all the leadership qualities that inspire respect and trust necessary to redynamise the political body in the UK. Such a shame he is no longer present in British politics today.
The same man that voted to reduce unemployment benefits The same man that voted to reduce benefits for those that served in the British army. The same man that voted against helping the long term unemployed to get them further education. The same man that voted for reduced tax for the rich the same man that voted against the nurses getting a 1% increase while voting for an increase for 11% for mp's So this is the man you admire
@@stuartparker6838 We must remember he's still a Conservative that believes in small government and low tax, hence the voting record. That being said, we do need conservatives with integrity and that's what you would get from Rory.
@@stuartparker6838 The same man who got a £10,000 donation from Russian investment banker Lev Mikheev to help fund his leadership campaign. Yep, pure as snow is our Яory the Tory.
@@stuartparker6838 You got it in one! Working class Tories? Don’t even lookup their MOs voting record? Wet and thick. Just like fog. Forgot gullible as well
Nadine Dorries the Libertarian line, while Rory Stewart is a Conservative .... All the Conservatives were chuckedf out to make way for the Libertarians' Brexit.
This is a man who is mature enough to be able to function effectively in a PR elected government. He has beliefs and he can debate and find common ground. Sadly, I don't think there are many in UK politics that could.
Finally! Someone who speaks the truth and doesn’t pull any punches. Clearly Rory Stewart has more integrity than Boris Johnson. He should be applauded for resigning from the Conservative party!
@@The482075 not in the comments section on youtube, no. Rory Stewarts' voting records are as far away from centre ground - further so than BoJoke, ffs. Please, kids, stop typing out of your ring-pieces, for all of us and yourselves, you're embarrassing.
"I Will, Get Brexit Done." It isn't done and his biggest lie, and there were many, is that the Irish border problem really doesn't exist. As Stewart commented, it was painfully obvious that this was going to be an unsolvable issue. But so many refused to listen or didn't care.
Politics needs more people like Rory Stewart - an honest guy who shows integrity. Please return and help move things back to honest dialogue with each other and with the public - this does not happen at the moment!! Boris is an absolute disaster as a PM and as a human being.
This is an amazing interview, with one of the better politicians Britain has had the past decade (disclosure - I'm not a rightwinger and would never support the Tories).
I am very much on the left. Me and my wife saw Rory Stewart in 2009 or 2010 at the Hay Festival in a talk in a small tent chaired by Jon Snow. It was very good and he came across as highly intelligent and interesting. He was wearing a very stylish ( and seemingly expensive) jacket which I think he said he got in Paris, if memory serves me rightly. Prior to this we had not heard of him but he has continued to impress with his interviews on a range of topics in the years since. I would no doubt disagree with him on a number of issues but the ability of politicians on both sides to be able to engage with each other in civilised discussion as exemplified by Rory Stewart is important to democracy and public life. He is positive about Theresa May; she cut police numbers disastrously under austerity as Home Secretary and oversaw the hostile environment policy to immigration, both unacceptable. The Guardian has published a timeline of the policy. Even Johnson when Mayor of London called for an amnesty for illegal immigrants, recognising their contribution to the economy.
Refreshing to see an intelligent person with integrity & honesty actually talking sense about how impossible & unsuitable Boris Johnson is in public office! Every decent person knows this, but still Boris has managed to get to be PM…..what an utter disgrace!
Rory Stewart was one of the best conservative MPs. He would be good for the Liberal democrats and is pro EU. He was the best politician for Afghanistan and Libya and he knows international trade. He talks the truth.
I've never seen any of your other videos, but I have to commend you on the peaceful way you conducted this interview while not avoiding pertinent questions. You didn't pander to him at any point, and you didn't give him the soapbox. This is stellar journalism. Well done.
What saddens me the most I think, is that this far into the 21st century, we are still talking about politics using 19th century norms. Wouldn't it be great if we abandoned feudalism and strived for a better approximation of democracy.
We created him. It's down to us to change things. It can't be a top down effort, because the top tolerated him because he gives them what they really want. And at the bottom, they're still grateful that he actually paid any attention to them at all. And that's the crunch. You have a distant, disconnected and entitled government, who pay more attention to their corporatesnd oligarchic donors than to voters, and who indulge in corrupt practices. And unless your vision of democracy evolves solutions to that, it's going to just get worse. We need to look at things differently. We need to strive at least to return to being a responsive democracy, where the public truly are the major stakeholders in this enterprise, instead of marks to be grifted by the grifters in Westminster. I'm afraid that people are being pushed into more extreme positions to have an effect.
So do I, its good to keep all the dimwits in one basket, so to speak. I wish i could understand why people still vote for Labour? perhaps you could explain it?
@@royboy565 He's to the left of some of Starmer's people like Reeves for instance. It's honesty and empathy that's needed now and I do wonder about all or the current grifters. He came unstuck trying to sell May as a decent person given the 'Hostile environment' policy.
You tell it like it is Rory 👍👍👍 unfortunately because he had spent many years abroad in Afghanistan and Iraq, many voters didn’t know him, he didn’t have a public profile, so I think because of that, people found it hard to vote for him
I wish people would stop listening to politicians and start looking at their voting record instead... This guy has, - Consistently voted for selling England’s state owned forests - Consistently voted for higher taxes on plane tickets - Consistently voted against measures to prevent climate change - Consistently voted against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods - Consistently voted against laws to promote equality and human rights - Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government - Consistently voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs - Consistently voted against slowing the rise in rail fares - Consistently voted for mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities - Consistently voted for the privatisation of the NHS - Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap - Consistently voted for the privatisation of Royal Mail - Consistently voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity - Consistently voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks - Consistently voted against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 - Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT - Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices - Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability - Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support This man is all about high taxes and NO financial support... But yeah he sure can lie like a tory...
@@colinstewart1432 He’d have to be voted into the job twice. Once by a fickle UK electorate. Once by the absolutely hopeless crowd that make up Conservative MP’s. Yes, this is the man for the job but the job has proven so far to be not for him but for some ridiculous clown with feckless followers. Go figure!
Not really, I'm sure he's a decent toff, but he is still a toff. I think we can categorically agree, given the volume of evidence, that the toffs are a large part of the problem, and in now way do they form any part of the solution.
As a scouser and hatred for Toryism and everything it stands for - am I wrong in thinking over the last 5 years Rory Stewart seems like an honest legitimate dude?
After reading comments then looking into him. He has voted against so so much. No to nurses getting 1% and yes to politicians getting 11% no to education for the unemployed the list goes on. We always like them until they get what they want and turn into pure cunts
They all seem so nice, sensible, intelligent and genuine when OUT of office. Once in, they have a remarkable ability to be as greedy and as uncaring and frankly anti-British as those in office now. Don't be fooled by the words, it's matching them with deeds that count.
Didn’t know much about Rory during the leadership debate but now I think he’s an amazing person, with huge integrity. Loving the podcast he does with Alistair Campbell. He’s got so much foreign experience, is disciplined and ex-military and would make a great PM should he come back into politics.
One of the world's great mysteries is how a man of intelligence, compassion, integrity and experience, as is Rory, could allow himself within spitting distance of tory 'ideals'.
Indeed. He should probably be a Lib Dem or indie. But like many things in life, your background, social circles, education etc will define you in some way. He reminds me of Irish catholics who don't attend church, use contraception, support abortion etc. Tory is a cult you're born into and it's difficult for people to say, "this is some crazy shit, I'm not part of this!"
I'd much rather a Labour PM than a Conservative one, but if we did have to be ruled by another Tory, I think Rory Stewart would probably do a better job than most of the others.
the only morally intact tory MP i've ever come across, tellingly , (possibly consequently) he's an 'ex-tory MP' precisely the sort of character this country so DESPERATELY NEEDS in her parliament. #BolloxToFascism
@@allancrotch2953 firstly I did say to me, secondly who on earth cares what these 80 seats say. Boris Johnson must surely rank amongst the worst British Prime Ministers ever. And the English put him there. Good luck
@@allancrotch2953 Nigel Farage standing down the lunatic fringe, Labour's vacillation over the only real issue and Lib Dem hubris are the only reasons the Tories have a majority at all. Re run the GE today and see what happens.
The Conservative party had the chance to elect Rory as PM but instead Boris got the job. He is the most dangerous Conservative politician, because he is relatively honest and dislikes the corruption that is to found through out both major political parties.
@B I'd be inclined to agree with you, but actually something Rory Stewart said there is precisely what I think is a huge part of the problem and that's the whole political party system. I think we'd be a lot better off if political parties didn't exist and instead individuals all stood as independents around issues. Then we really would know exactly what they stand for. In fact, they would HAVE to stand for something! A political system that allows someone like Johnson who stands for nothing to hold the highest office of the land is broken. The whole party whip system is a farce as well.
"Can you look back over your political career & say you were fully honest the entire time?" "Oh no, definitely not." The HUGE SHOCK of a politician *actually giving an honest answer* should NOT be that much of a shock. I should NOT have *this much* respect for this guy for that - especially since he's now an EX-politician, so now he can say all of this without consequences.
The establishment do not challenge , the law is corrupted, all are puppets to NWO . It’s not just U.K. but the West in general. MSM is used as propaganda.We will win and these people must pay, they are guilty of genocide and theft and corruption
they think he is funny with his act ans yes it is an act putting on a hi vis jacket and driving g a tractor photo opportunity every time quote Latin mess up his hair need I go on ?
Just read that the PM has re written the ministerial code so that he can avoid having to resign. It seems that the 7 principles have been watered down and that he can now officially ignore the independent ethics advisor. How can this be allowed to happen?
FASCISM - this is why I have said all along "I will take anyone over Boris Jonson, he scares me, he is a narcissist and a narcissist in a position of power is a FASCIST" And I know cos I write books on narcissists
British politics wasn't out of ideas. Between 15-19 there were plenty but the press and various people with vested interests, sought to destroy the only viable alternative.
Agreed. There was a very clear economy policy attached to Corbyn's run. A huge number of economists backed it. But Corbyn became unelectable. For some ppl, they think that's down to him. For others, they think the Murdoch-owned press worked very hard to make him that. I tend mostly to the latter.
@@jaycievictory8461 brexit f***ed it. If they had just said they would negotiate a deal like norways within the customs union Boris would not have had the majority he needed to ‘get brexit done’. Brexiteers weren’t going to vote for a party that wanted to overturn brexit and remainers weren’t going to vote for a party led by a massive euroskeptic. It is as much kiers and the peoples vote lots fault for the current conservative majority.
I have a lot of time for Rory Stewart. He is brilliant on The Rest of Politics podcast with Campbell. I can’t see him ever returning to mainstream politics as he is involved in other projects around the world and my feelings are he likes that independence.
but but.. he's a Tory... it's all spin. Their basic philosophy is abhorrent. He talks about decency... hilarious... a vote for ANY Tory - at any time - is a vote for a capricious, malignant, cancerous mindset/worldview .. no matter how you spin it.
Good video. And always a pleasure listening to Rory Stewart despite me not been on the same side as him. Pity the flashing light in the door behind almost induced epilepsy in me.
A decent type. He voted against women getting more money while being a single parent. He voted against people with mental health issues getting into cbt .he voted for cuts for the unemployed. He voted against helping ex servicemen getting mental health insurance. Yes he is a descent type
Yes... but he did think Britain shouldn't pull out of Afghanistan. There is a difference between Doing The Right Thing... and Doing The Futile Thing... (a country with a £2.6 Trillion National Debt is not in a position to borrow more to pursue an open ended foreign adventure!)
I'm not a tory voter and never will be but I do believe Rory would have made the better leader than Johnson, we have lost politicians who played by the rules, I've seen a few governments but this one from Johnson is the most corrupt and dishonest that I have ever seen
Yes but this FOOL got voted in all because of Brexit. This tells more about UK citizens who think like the Conservative Party of their GB entitlement more than reality.
@@christopherfitzgerald774 Go on how has your life improved since we left the E U.? What can you do now that you couldn't do before? Did you live through the seventies when we were " the sick man of Europe?"
@@jackn4853 Immeasurably. I can actually cast a vote or not for those imposing rules upon me. Yes, I lived through the seventies. Sick man of Europe? Life was good for me then, much better in fact than now. I could actually walk around any part of London or other cities without being stabbed or robbed by imported trash.
I was impressed with Rory when he came up to Peterborough before the EU Referendum. He was outnumbered by Leave voters but won the arguments with reason and respect.
Starmers Labour passionately believes in whatever You believe in... ... unless you believe Israel is an apartheid state and guilty of crimes against humanity... ... in which case it (mistakenly) believes you're an antisemite! ... and it is the point at which you realise that current Labour is lacking honesty, integrity, a moral compass, Humanist and traditional Labour values... How can they possibly lose???
a properly functioning news media would help the UK become a properly functioning democracy...Alas, the UK certainly has not got anything even resembling that, and has not had since the 1960s or 70s
They need to spell out policies and plans so we can see what they currently stand for or believe in. We need to know they have moved on from Starmer to be electable.
Rory is a man of genuine honesty, high intellect, real life experience and impeccable integrity. Few of his calibre can be identified in the present Commons the need of which screams out for such individuals to be in positions of power!
@@capturedflame This is a very good point. I don't think most have ever heard of TWFY or know how to check a voting record. Having said that, you should be more specific if making a counterpoint. What objectionable things did he vote for? In any case, who is someone attached to a major party who votes independently 100% of the time? We as voters should pin them down on the spot to hold them accountable for why they vote as they do. Some of those backbenchers are a disgrace. Their only purpose seem to be cajoling cheerleaders with no real purpose. We should hold them accountable for this ridiculous behaviour too.
@@2002RM I looked into him. He voted no for 1% for nurses and yes to 11% for politicians. No to education for the unemployed. Plenty of other votes he has done make him just another lying tory
Rory Stewart has opened my eyes to the full spectrum of British politics and he is quite correct in his assessment of Keir Starmer and his need to be specific about policy. His assessment of Johnson's psyche explains a lot and emphasise the need to be rid of him.
@@epincion it would be great if people had any clue what he stood for though. and no. vague ideas about "integrity" don't really count. Especially since that crumbles under any kind of scrutiny. Don't forget he's already broken every promise that he made in his leadership campaign. I've no love for the conservatives, but Kier is particularly uninspiring as a leader, and that's going to be a problem going forwards.
when the election is so far out it is seen as unwise to start announcing the policies you intend to centre your election campaign around. A) things change. and those changes will effect (possibly all) important aspects of one or more of your policies B) don't allow the other party any more time than you have to, for them to effectively run a scare campaign against your policies or time to steal them and run as there own . C) people forget quite quickly and also are subject to propaganda/bias in the news media which may well mangle your message in their mind , esp true in the UK news media which is 95% tory supporting. seems best to flood the electorate (esp the marginal seats that you could/might win) with a easily digestible , consistent and relevant message for a month or two in lead up to election day. timing is everything, as is all your party's MPs understanding the details of, and sufficiently believing in , ALL the policies in the campaign enough to fully answer or confidently dismiss /deflect any Q from the media...and the public
@@DJWESG1I get it, I want the conservatives gone too, and if there was an election tomorrow I'd hold my nose and vote Labour but that's more due to a broken voting system and a lack of viable options. He needs to be something at some point, rather than constantly banging on about what he's not, if he's to stand any chance of inspiring anyone to vote for his party other than the people were always going to vote Labour anyway. All I know about him is that he has a terrible track record for making the wrong call, he often distrusts what the public are telling him when it doesn't match His own desires, he doesn't particularly like unions or the CLP, he looks on new Labour as an ideal to work towards despite Tony Blair currently polling as the least popular party leader of any major party in the last 50 years, and he's fanatically supportive of the police force no matter what they happen to be doing at the time. It doesn't exactly add up to a portrait of a guy that people are going to rally behind does it? Until he gives us a glimpse of some kind of guiding philosophy - something that he actually believes in - he's just an empty suit.
Here is the man that should have been and still should be Prime Minister. One of the rare people in UK politics that has ideas, integrity and the capability to do a good job.
All Johnson and his now wife wanted was to usurp Power and the money which follows. Unfortunately we as tax payers will be paying for their pension till they die.
Good to see Rory Stewart again. From what he's saying, regarding his experiences of sheer frustration trying to work with Boris Johnson, it was like trying to knit with water, and clearly why he left the Conservatives as soon as Bojo became leader.
Rory, please join Reform Uk and make a difference. I had the pleasure of meeting you a couple of years ago and your integrity was clearly on display. Thank you for your help, please talk to Reform UK
My identical twin sister thinks Johnson is great. I will never, EVER understand why she votes against her own interests and thinks Johnson gives a flying toss about her, or just anyone that's not him. The man has never changed his character - he's always been a liar, a cheater, overly-privileged and overly-entitled both in his public life and his private life. The fact that the British people voted for him and were so easily fooled into voting Brex(sh)it is, for me, utterly shameful. The man is a total disgrace.
Sadly she is not alone.When I get into a debate about how bad Boris n co are doing people just say ,'Corbyn would have been worse.How can anything be worse than it is right now for the UK public ?There seems to be a genuine disconnect as to how bad the Tories really are. Unbelievable :(
@@m_b4 She's 10 minutes older than me. I tell her that God popped her out first, looked at her and said, "Jesus Christ! I can do MUCH better than THAT!" And then made me... It amuses me. Her? Not so much :)
@@dulls8475 Democracy being the system in this country that means a party that is voted for by a minority gets to overwhelmingly control the House of Commons? That’s a democracy that is formed to benefit politicians and not voters and as such is a system which does not represent the true views of the electorate.
@@allancrotch2953 One can live in hope...!!! When our political class recognizes that every vote should count, then it might happen. For goodness sakes, we managed to flush the centuries old 'divine right of kings' down the boghole of history...
They say people love Johnson until they get to know him. Maybe the British Public have finally begun to know Johnson. Abusers are charming and plausible - they have to be or they would lose their power to abuse so effectively. Neighbours and colleagues don't see anything but the charm until the day they go too far. Johnson always goes too far eventually and, being in the public eye, is rapidly running out of people who don't know him.
Having been in an abusive relationship with someone diagnosed with narcissism, living in Johnson's Britain feels eerily similar and I am constantly seeing parallels between the two.
Johnson never buys a round of drinks. That’s pretty bad. His ex wife is suffering from cervical cancer. Wikipedia points to the cause….STD. Anyone with a brain can point to the source. Johnson is the lowest of the low.
"Can you look back over your political career & say you were fully honest the entire time?"
Rory: *"No, definitely not."*
Ironically the most honest answer he could've given.
Rory's honesty is, unfortunately, the reason he has never climbed the Tory party.
Rory's views are based on reality, whereas the current leadership is in cloud cookoo land
I don't think any leader could say they are completely honest all the time. The difference with Johnson is that lying is his modus operandi, not an occasional strategy deployed only when absolutely necessary.
@@ajw9533 Comes with the territory
Rory is too good for this shower in power. He will have to play the waiting game.
I don’t agree with all of Rory’s politics, being a left leaning person myself, but goddamn I respect the hell out of him for the honestly and integrity and thoughtful answers he shows us now.
The quality i most admire about Rory is that he is willing to embrace a bipartisan form of politics where divides are diminished to acknowledge common sense policies. Unfortunately, the current political climate doesn't allow for such progressive thinking, unless of course there is an international or local crisis where cross party collaboration is blatantly necessary.
@@garycornwall2506 which is why PR is needed ASAP
couldn't have said it better myself
@@rodgerq completely agree. Were a referendum to occur, i'd encourage all and sundry to cast their vote, no matter their preference. The last time this issue went to the ballot, the turnout was an embarrassment.
@@garycornwall2506 voter apathy in general is quite a problem. That and voter ignorance; not taking the time to actually look at policies and merely voting on ideological stances and soundbites.
Rory Stewart is possibly the only ex-Tory MP I've ever admired. Cool, articulate and vastly more suitable for leadership than the rest of the Tory MPs combined.
I quess you have never voted Tory?
@@allancrotch2953 Actually, I have. But never will again.
I’m a Labour voter and even I like Rory Stewart, seems like a very decent bloke.
I like Rory only one problem he is a tory
number 1 fanboy here
One of the few conservatives I still have time for anymore (probably down to single digits now). What a shame he did not win the leadership contest; I might not always agree with his politics but clearly an intelligent, thoughtful and well informed man who really cares about the impact that government can achieve. Respect
and he's not even a member anymore!
@@killerconsmith The party lost a lot of it's capable people over Brexit, absolute tradgedy to witness as an American conservative.
I have spent time with him over a few days whilst he was minister of justice and he comes across as very likeable, highly intelligent and realistic.
@@SaniyaKhan-ru5dr Basically the Tories lost every MP with a brain over Brexit. What is left is truly sub par, its frightening really.
And great friends with Alastair Campbell I believe. Now that is a winning combination, stir in Starmer's intelligence, Raynor's attack dog politics and Dave Milliband's dimplomacy and we have a bonafide winner. Kick the Tories into history.
Not a Conservative voter but I always have had a lot of respect for Rory Stewart. I can't imagine how different things would be if he won the leadership of the party.
Or Mayor of London.
Many of us wanted Rory at the time. I am not a Tory but I have huge respect for him. It was a sad day when he left front line British politics. All the parties need honest and effective people like him.
I remember watching Rory debate. Was rooting for him just so we could have a fresh face in the Conservative party. Instead they voted for this fumbling fool of a toff because of his Cambridge nonsense. A place where they learn to spin and are salesmen in real life
@@agnescraig2912 Both were Eton and Oxford btw ... Same schools, same college at University and chalk and cheese as human beings.
@@rorykeegan1895 Everyone from my school is exactly the same as each other and there is no difference at all in personality or politics...
At a time when the nation needs to rally as one - the individualistic nature of Conservative politics needs to be put on the back burner...having a megalomaniac like Boris has alienated the public even more (if that is possible).
Its hard to beleive men like Rory exist whilst Boris and the rest govern.
Not really when you consider he has resigned. If he was still there it would be.
People judge too much by the personality, whether they like or trust the candidates. The true test is to look at someone's voting record.
.....Boris Johnson didn't get involved in an illegal war that displaced millions and left millions more dead!! Rory should take a long hard look in the mirror!!
@@jim-es8qk Johnson wasn't in Parliament at that time. You have no idea what he might have done if he had been. On current evidence he would have only made it worse.
in politics , promises sell far more seats than truth. ..even when they are made by an habitual liar, and/or serial conman, such as johnson.
funny old world.
Can we please have this man back? I would love to see Stewart and Starmer debating each other with integrity and challenging each other's ideas. If we had this man at the helm we would be in a much better position as a country.
starmer isn't a man of integrity! he has lied the same way boris has! including ignoring and over riding party rules to suit himself kicking out Jewish members of the PLP for flimsy minor issues that didn't amount to more than a letter if anything, ran on promises then promptly dropped them all after he got elected.
Problem is, he believed in Austerity, which has damaged our public services.
@@samanthah712 he did but he also admitted he was wrong and it was a mistake!
@@sirgaymeerkat1994 a very massive mistake that made alot of people suffer & who's austerity made our NHS not able to cope in Covid & now in the terrible situation now. Sorry, of course he's sorry, but he wants to get back into politics. He will say he is.
During that leadership debate that Rory mentioned and feels he “blew up” I felt he was head and shoulders above all the other candidates on show. The only one speaking with honesty and integrity and more importantly the only candidate that was flagging the the real issues the new govt were facing. I would vote for him without a moments hesitation. Sadly politics in this country has become an X factor style gloss over actual reality and politicians like Rory don’t get seen when the dry ice rises from the floor.
We live in Hope. Really good interview though. Well done.
100%. Well said. Me too. A Tory party that does not have room for Rory Stewart is not one I could ever vote for.
He’s just another Torai politician! All cut from the same cloth and with that certain air of entitlement and public school smarm. Same old Torai. A dog always returns to its vomit and a leopard never changes its spots! Just like their policies. Working class Tories? Nebulous!
Yes people just look for glamour and charisma and unfortunately therefore we end quite often with monsters.
Really did you actually watch it. He came across as an oddball weirdo, and nothing better than that.
@@MichaelJohnson-kr6hh the Tory party does not have room for honesty and integrity. Rory is not a Tory.
Rory always impresses me. I’m a dyed in the wool leftie who disagrees with him on a huge range of issues but he is rational, reasonable, articulate unlike the frothing venal maniacs in government.
Perhaps a rather left-field observation; this interview brilliantly showcases all of Rory Stewart wide range of impressive personal qualities and capabilities, but the one quality he appears to have above and beyond any other politician is this: he is both searingly honest AND unflinchingly self-critical. The second of which is very rare indeed
He would make a very good PM, he would make a real effort to take the whole country with him, not just his party.
In general Tories have what east Asians call "keeping face". No matter how badly you have preformed, never admit to any problems with your actions.
"Keeping face".
Rory Stewart is in my mind the only person with all the leadership qualities that inspire respect and trust necessary to redynamise the political body in the UK. Such a shame he is no longer present in British politics today.
One of the very few politicians I ever had any time for. Always struck me as a decent man. Shame he ever left.
The same man that voted to reduce unemployment benefits
The same man that voted to reduce benefits for those that served in the British army. The same man that voted against helping the long term unemployed to get them further education. The same man that voted for reduced tax for the rich the same man that voted against the nurses getting a 1% increase while voting for an increase for 11% for mp's
So this is the man you admire
He’s been busy then!
@@stuartparker6838 We must remember he's still a Conservative that believes in small government and low tax, hence the voting record. That being said, we do need conservatives with integrity and that's what you would get from Rory.
@@stuartparker6838 The same man who got a £10,000 donation from Russian investment banker Lev Mikheev to help fund his leadership campaign. Yep, pure as snow is our Яory the Tory.
@@stuartparker6838 You got it in one! Working class Tories? Don’t even lookup their MOs voting record? Wet and thick. Just like fog. Forgot gullible as well
Nadine Dorries in cabinet while people like Rory are cast out. Unbelievable.
Nadine Dorries the Libertarian line, while Rory Stewart is a Conservative .... All the Conservatives were chuckedf out to make way for the Libertarians' Brexit.
Rory is an inspiration, I would definitely recommend his podcast!
This is a man who is mature enough to be able to function effectively in a PR elected government. He has beliefs and he can debate and find common ground. Sadly, I don't think there are many in UK politics that could.
Finally! Someone who speaks the truth and doesn’t pull any punches. Clearly Rory Stewart has more integrity than Boris Johnson. He should be applauded for resigning from the Conservative party!
does anyone have less integrity than Boris Johnson?
"More integrity than Boris..."...
Now that.. is a low bar!
Which is probably why he didn’t win the leadership of the Tory Party, which is unfortunate.
exactly
Is it a joke?
The only politician I’ve ever donated to. He speaks with such clarity and has so much integrity. he’s also clearly not an idiot
A competent honest man holding the centre ground with conviction. I would 100%vote for someone like that.
Not my preferred option however if the alternative is Boris Johnson, Rory Stewart gets my vote.
Centre ground???? 😆😂🤣😅😆😂🤣😅😆😂🤣😅😆😂🤣😅😆😂🤣😅😆😂🤣😅😆😂🤣😅😬🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
@@7dtdfil730 Centre ground isn't high enough for you. What are you doing? Duelling Obi Wan Kenobi?
@@The482075 not in the comments section on youtube, no.
Rory Stewarts' voting records are as far away from centre ground - further so than BoJoke, ffs.
Please, kids, stop typing out of your ring-pieces, for all of us and yourselves, you're embarrassing.
@@7dtdfil730 I am not a fan of Rory Stewart. I just wanted to make a Star Wars joke...
"I Will, Get Brexit Done." It isn't done and his biggest lie, and there were many, is that the Irish border problem really doesn't exist. As Stewart commented, it was painfully obvious that this was going to be an unsolvable issue. But so many refused to listen or didn't care.
Politics needs more people like Rory Stewart - an honest guy who shows integrity. Please return and help move things back to honest dialogue with each other and with the public - this does not happen at the moment!! Boris is an absolute disaster as a PM and as a human being.
There is no I in team.
This is an amazing interview, with one of the better politicians Britain has had the past decade (disclosure - I'm not a rightwinger and would never support the Tories).
I am very much on the left. Me and my wife saw Rory Stewart in 2009 or 2010 at the Hay Festival in a talk in a small tent chaired by Jon Snow. It was very good and he came across as highly intelligent and interesting. He was wearing a very stylish ( and seemingly expensive) jacket which I think he said he got in Paris, if memory serves me rightly. Prior to this we had not heard of him but he has continued to impress with his interviews on a range of topics in the years since. I would no doubt disagree with him on a number of issues but the ability of politicians on both sides to be able to engage with each other in civilised discussion as exemplified by Rory Stewart is important to democracy and public life.
He is positive about Theresa May; she cut police numbers disastrously under austerity as Home Secretary and oversaw the hostile environment policy to immigration, both unacceptable. The Guardian has published a timeline of the policy. Even Johnson when Mayor of London called for an amnesty for illegal immigrants, recognising their contribution to the economy.
Refreshing to see an intelligent person with integrity & honesty actually talking sense about how impossible & unsuitable Boris Johnson is in public office! Every decent person knows this, but still Boris has managed to get to be PM…..what an utter disgrace!
Rory Stewart was one of the best conservative MPs. He would be good for the Liberal democrats and is pro EU. He was the best politician for Afghanistan and Libya and he knows international trade. He talks the truth.
He is pro EU. Exactly why he should never come back. Trying to thwart my legitimate democratic rights!
Liberal Democrats, oh yes, the same people who jumped ship and stuffed the old young sick and poor in this country!
I've never seen any of your other videos, but I have to commend you on the peaceful way you conducted this interview while not avoiding pertinent questions. You didn't pander to him at any point, and you didn't give him the soapbox. This is stellar journalism. Well done.
A Lot of Respect for this Man! Which is something I can’t say about the Tory front bench.
What saddens me the most I think, is that this far into the 21st century, we are still talking about politics using 19th century norms. Wouldn't it be great if we abandoned feudalism and strived for a better approximation of democracy.
We created him. It's down to us to change things. It can't be a top down effort, because the top tolerated him because he gives them what they really want. And at the bottom, they're still grateful that he actually paid any attention to them at all. And that's the crunch. You have a distant, disconnected and entitled government, who pay more attention to their corporatesnd oligarchic donors than to voters, and who indulge in corrupt practices. And unless your vision of democracy evolves solutions to that, it's going to just get worse. We need to look at things differently. We need to strive at least to return to being a responsive democracy, where the public truly are the major stakeholders in this enterprise, instead of marks to be grifted by the grifters in Westminster. I'm afraid that people are being pushed into more extreme positions to have an effect.
I hope he runs as a Labour MP. He's one of the few people who has wide public support.
So do I, its good to keep all the dimwits in one basket, so to speak. I wish i could understand why people still vote for Labour? perhaps you could explain it?
He is one of the better tories but he is still a tory.
Would you vote for him
If he ran as a conservative???
@@royboy565 He's to the left of some of Starmer's people like Reeves for instance. It's honesty and empathy that's needed now and I do wonder about all or the current grifters. He came unstuck trying to sell May as a decent person given the 'Hostile environment' policy.
Are you mental?
You tell it like it is Rory 👍👍👍 unfortunately because he had spent many years abroad in Afghanistan and Iraq, many voters didn’t know him, he didn’t have a public profile, so I think because of that, people found it hard to vote for him
This guy Rory Stewart is incredibly intelligent, former MI6 agent and OBE recipient. He needs to return to politics asap
He’s just what politics needs, but sadly at the moment is too truthful and dedicated for the type of politics we currently have
Tory lite, but still a Tory. Check his voting record.
I don't think you're ever ex MI6... but at least he isn't Mossad... I hope!
MI6 agent?
Ermmmmm
Yeah you can really trust a MI6 gezzer and who gives a fuck he got a OBE we want less of these fucks in politics.
I wish people would stop listening to politicians and start looking at their voting record instead... This guy has,
- Consistently voted for selling England’s state owned forests
- Consistently voted for higher taxes on plane tickets
- Consistently voted against measures to prevent climate change
- Consistently voted against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods
- Consistently voted against laws to promote equality and human rights
- Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government
- Consistently voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs
- Consistently voted against slowing the rise in rail fares
- Consistently voted for mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities
- Consistently voted for the privatisation of the NHS
- Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap
- Consistently voted for the privatisation of Royal Mail
- Consistently voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity
- Consistently voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
- Consistently voted against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000
- Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT
- Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
- Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
- Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
This man is all about high taxes and NO financial support... But yeah he sure can lie like a tory...
Thank goodness somebody can see the truth. You can never trust a Tory to help the public who aren't rich.
Rory Stewart …. the PM the U.K. never had but who the U.K. desperately needs.
Spot on. If he ran, I think he'd win. 🤔
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He’d have to be voted into the job twice. Once by a fickle UK electorate. Once by the absolutely hopeless crowd that make up Conservative MP’s. Yes, this is the man for the job but the job has proven so far to be not for him but for some ridiculous clown with feckless followers. Go figure!
Not really, I'm sure he's a decent toff, but he is still a toff.
I think we can categorically agree, given the volume of evidence, that the toffs are a large part of the problem, and in now way do they form any part of the solution.
As a scouser and hatred for Toryism and everything it stands for - am I wrong in thinking over the last 5 years Rory Stewart seems like an honest legitimate dude?
As always, who, knows and only time will tell.
I too have a hatred of tories but rory stewart has some of my respect.
After reading comments then looking into him. He has voted against so so much. No to nurses getting 1% and yes to politicians getting 11% no to education for the unemployed the list goes on. We always like them until they get what they want and turn into pure cunts
We're so far down the Looking Glass anyone with even a smidge reasonable attitude is considered a decent person
They all seem so nice, sensible, intelligent and genuine when OUT of office. Once in, they have a remarkable ability to be as greedy and as uncaring and frankly anti-British as those in office now. Don't be fooled by the words, it's matching them with deeds that count.
Probably the only conservative I actually like
Didn’t know much about Rory during the leadership debate but now I think he’s an amazing person, with huge integrity. Loving the podcast he does with Alistair Campbell. He’s got so much foreign experience, is disciplined and ex-military and would make a great PM should he come back into politics.
Great interview. Good questions. Constructive and interesting.
One of the world's great mysteries is how a man of intelligence, compassion, integrity and experience, as is Rory, could allow himself within spitting distance of tory 'ideals'.
Indeed. He should probably be a Lib Dem or indie. But like many things in life, your background, social circles, education etc will define you in some way.
He reminds me of Irish catholics who don't attend church, use contraception, support abortion etc. Tory is a cult you're born into and it's difficult for people to say, "this is some crazy shit, I'm not part of this!"
Compassion? Look at his voting record it's absolutely atrocious. If that's compassion I'd hate to see what his version of non compassion looks like.
It is a mystery to me how any rational human could ever align themselves with the most putrid political grouping the world has ever seen...
I'm desperate for Rory to get back into politics. Would happily knock on people's doors to spread his word.
Get thee to Penrith! I agree, having done the legwork for the LDs over the years.
@@MorningtonCrescent best P&B MP we've had - and I had personal dealings with him. Sadly replaced with a drip.
i know i can smell the desperation from here
Tory Rory is a backstabbing gossiping man
You need a few hobbies mate.
"There is a connection between moral courage and the way you do your job" - says it all!
I'd much rather a Labour PM than a Conservative one, but if we did have to be ruled by another Tory, I think Rory Stewart would probably do a better job than most of the others.
Agree
It's not as if the members of the cabinet have set the bar to high !!
Check out his voting record before coming to a conclusion.
It's been a long time since I've been able to stomach watching a Tory get interviewed, this was well worth watching... thank you.
the only morally intact tory MP i've ever come across, tellingly , (possibly consequently) he's an 'ex-tory MP'
precisely the sort of character this country so DESPERATELY NEEDS in her parliament.
#BolloxToFascism
You forget my own moral hero Dominic Grieve....
we need more like him
I have a new-found respect for Rory as soon as he unhesitatingly admitted that he hadn't always been honest.
Probably one of the best political interviews I’ve ever watched.
To me Rory Stewart was the only Conservative I would remotely consider voting for and they got rid of him. I hope he comes back.
80 seats dissagree
@@allancrotch2953 firstly I did say to me, secondly who on earth cares what these 80 seats say. Boris Johnson must surely rank amongst the worst British Prime Ministers ever. And the English put him there. Good luck
@@allancrotch2953 Nigel Farage standing down the lunatic fringe, Labour's vacillation over the only real issue and Lib Dem hubris are the only reasons the Tories have a majority at all.
Re run the GE today and see what happens.
A very good interview. Thanks 👍
Oh PLEASE, PLEASE - please could we have this man for Prime Minister. He would be BRILLIANT!!
The Conservative party had the chance to elect Rory as PM but instead Boris got the job. He is the most dangerous Conservative politician, because he is relatively honest and dislikes the corruption that is to found through out both major political parties.
No he wouldn't he was the man incharge of austerity he's an intresting guy but is still a concervative
A non-Conservative version of Rory Stewart would be ideal
@B I'd be inclined to agree with you, but actually something Rory Stewart said there is precisely what I think is a huge part of the problem and that's the whole political party system. I think we'd be a lot better off if political parties didn't exist and instead individuals all stood as independents around issues. Then we really would know exactly what they stand for. In fact, they would HAVE to stand for something! A political system that allows someone like Johnson who stands for nothing to hold the highest office of the land is broken. The whole party whip system is a farce as well.
@B Liberal Democrats
Hugely respect Rory, this man needs to be back in mainstream politics asap.
Class act Rory.
Great guy, extremely bright and precisely who we need leading the country, oh and he's honest too
HA HA Har
When someone ISN'T on the payroll they say all sorts of things, including the truth.
I would never vote Tory, but I like Rory. He appears more honest than your average Tory.
He's the only one that could even slightly tempt me.
Yes,but that’s not hard
"Can you look back over your political career & say you were fully honest the entire time?" "Oh no, definitely not." The HUGE SHOCK of a politician *actually giving an honest answer* should NOT be that much of a shock. I should NOT have *this much* respect for this guy for that - especially since he's now an EX-politician, so now he can say all of this without consequences.
I really hope Mr Stewart does return to politics. He’d make a fantastic PM.
Are you mental
Oponnents will always say what you want to hear. Don't get me wrong I want Johnson and Sunak gone.
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Rory using his father's Scottish common sense ☺️
How can this person get away with this is beyond anybody imagination, scandal after scandal after scandal, worsed prime minister in history.
tyburn gate for the obese scarecrow
because the people (public) let him.
The establishment do not challenge , the law is corrupted, all are puppets to NWO . It’s not just U.K. but the West in general. MSM is used as propaganda.We will win and these people must pay, they are guilty of genocide and theft and corruption
they think he is funny with his act ans yes it is an act putting on a hi vis jacket and driving g a tractor photo opportunity every time
quote Latin mess up his hair need I go on ?
@@versioncity1 No a semi-democratic FPTP system enabled a party that garnered a minority of the votes to be rewarded with an 80 seat majority.
How refreshing to hear Rory speak
Just read that the PM has re written the ministerial code so that he can avoid having to resign. It seems that the 7 principles have been watered down and that he can now officially ignore the independent ethics advisor. How can this be allowed to happen?
Another step in the authoritarian playbook...
@@capturedflame Ah yes, Mhairi Black's recent speech on the F word comes back to relevance. Scary.
FASCISM - this is why I have said all along "I will take anyone over Boris Jonson, he scares me, he is a narcissist and a narcissist in a position of power is a FASCIST"
And I know cos I write books on narcissists
Welcome to the dictatorship!.
Wouldn’t surprise me if it was true.
Respect this man ❤️
British politics wasn't out of ideas. Between 15-19 there were plenty but the press and various people with vested interests, sought to destroy the only viable alternative.
Agreed. There was a very clear economy policy attached to Corbyn's run. A huge number of economists backed it. But Corbyn became unelectable. For some ppl, they think that's down to him. For others, they think the Murdoch-owned press worked very hard to make him that. I tend mostly to the latter.
@@jaycievictory8461 brexit f***ed it. If they had just said they would negotiate a deal like norways within the customs union Boris would not have had the majority he needed to ‘get brexit done’. Brexiteers weren’t going to vote for a party that wanted to overturn brexit and remainers weren’t going to vote for a party led by a massive euroskeptic. It is as much kiers and the peoples vote lots fault for the current conservative majority.
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Corbyn was simply unelectable. Corbyn never found a terror group he couldn't support.
I have a lot of time for Rory Stewart. He is brilliant on The Rest of Politics podcast with Campbell. I can’t see him ever returning to mainstream politics as he is involved in other projects around the world and my feelings are he likes that independence.
The best Prime Minister we haven't yet had.
Along with Mike the cameraman
but but.. he's a Tory... it's all spin. Their basic philosophy is abhorrent. He talks about decency... hilarious... a vote for ANY Tory - at any time - is a vote for a capricious, malignant, cancerous mindset/worldview .. no matter how you spin it.
Nice joke
or ever will
Nah u forget Corbyn
"Get Boris done, believe in Boris" so accurate and true. I dearly wish Rory was our PM
If you have integrity and honour you are not a good fit for this new tory party.
And competence and knowledge
Good video. And always a pleasure listening to Rory Stewart despite me not been on the same side as him. Pity the flashing light in the door behind almost induced epilepsy in me.
I don’t like the Tory’s but I like Rory. He seems a decent type.
A decent type. He voted against women getting more money while being a single parent. He voted against people with mental health issues getting into cbt .he voted for cuts for the unemployed. He voted against helping ex servicemen getting mental health insurance. Yes he is a descent type
Yes he is a descent type
They're few and far between in that party but they do exist.
@@salmonesque name one. I.dare you. If you do I.will check their voting records
Yes... but he did think Britain shouldn't pull out of Afghanistan.
There is a difference between Doing The Right Thing... and Doing The Futile Thing...
(a country with a £2.6 Trillion National Debt is not in a position to borrow more to pursue an open ended foreign adventure!)
Wouldn't it have been great to have an intelligent articulate PM like Rory
I'm not a tory voter and never will be but I do believe Rory would have made the better leader than Johnson, we have lost politicians who played by the rules, I've seen a few governments but this one from Johnson is the most corrupt and dishonest that I have ever seen
Did you miss Tony B liars weapons of mass destruction? Theres a PM that should be shot for treason
Yes but this FOOL got voted in all because of Brexit. This tells more about UK citizens who think like the Conservative Party of their GB entitlement more than reality.
Apart from we would be under the EU yoke again if he had become leader.
@@christopherfitzgerald774 Go on how has your life improved since we left the E U.? What can you do now that you couldn't do before? Did you live through the seventies when we were " the sick man of Europe?"
@@jackn4853 Immeasurably. I can actually cast a vote or not for those imposing rules upon me. Yes, I lived through the seventies. Sick man of Europe? Life was good for me then, much better in fact than now. I could actually walk around any part of London or other cities without being stabbed or robbed by imported trash.
"No ideas in British politics" 👏
Sad but true. I want Johnson out yesterday and the Tories today - but what are Labour's plans ?
You know you're screwed when the cost-of-living crisis becomes nothing more than yet another dead cat.
Lack of productivity which is because of the lack of leadership
I was impressed with Rory when he came up to Peterborough before the EU Referendum. He was outnumbered by Leave voters but won the arguments with reason and respect.
The man we need even though most people are too foolish to realise we need him
What a Tory Ed Milliband?
If only i was clever like wut you is
Insightful interview Joe👍🏼
Rory? A respectable, serious politician, not such a Law Breaking Liar.
Yes what a man Rory Stewart is… principled with values. Took great pride voting and promoting austerity for years! You have the moral high ground sir
We need more like him, in all the UK political parties
Too true ...
A truly excellent interview!
I would support Rory
The UK needs you back in politics Rory - honesty, decency, intelligence.
Labour needs three things passion,passion and passion . Get it out there
Labour need a coalition to win again
Truth truth truth
Starmers Labour passionately believes in whatever You believe in...
... unless you believe Israel is an apartheid state and guilty of crimes against humanity...
... in which case it (mistakenly) believes you're an antisemite!
... and it is the point at which you realise that current Labour is lacking honesty, integrity, a moral compass, Humanist and traditional Labour values...
How can they possibly lose???
a properly functioning news media would help the UK become a properly functioning democracy...Alas, the UK certainly has not got anything even resembling that, and has not had since the 1960s or 70s
They need to spell out policies and plans so we can see what they currently stand for or believe in. We need to know they have moved on from Starmer to be electable.
Rory is a man of genuine honesty, high intellect, real life experience and impeccable integrity. Few of his calibre can be identified in the present Commons the need of which screams out for such individuals to be in positions of power!
This is the man who could maybe make a good PM. At least he sounds trustworfhy and honest.
@@capturedflame Your bang on, Rory is a wanker…
@@capturedflame This is a very good point. I don't think most have ever heard of TWFY or know how to check a voting record. Having said that, you should be more specific if making a counterpoint. What objectionable things did he vote for?
In any case, who is someone attached to a major party who votes independently 100% of the time? We as voters should pin them down on the spot to hold them accountable for why they vote as they do. Some of those backbenchers are a disgrace. Their only purpose seem to be cajoling cheerleaders with no real purpose. We should hold them accountable for this ridiculous behaviour too.
@@capturedflame Thanks for adding some context. Hopefully it inspires others to do some research on their politicians.
@@2002RM I looked into him. He voted no for 1% for nurses and yes to 11% for politicians. No to education for the unemployed. Plenty of other votes he has done make him just another lying tory
Trustworthy, do you have a thisp.
Never would I have thought I would agree with almost everything Rory Stewart says
Rory Stewart has opened my eyes to the full spectrum of British politics and he is quite correct in his assessment of Keir Starmer and his need to be specific about policy. His assessment of Johnson's psyche explains a lot and emphasise the need to be rid of him.
Starmer only needs to be specific when an election is near
@@epincion it would be great if people had any clue what he stood for though.
and no. vague ideas about "integrity" don't really count. Especially since that crumbles under any kind of scrutiny. Don't forget he's already broken every promise that he made in his leadership campaign.
I've no love for the conservatives, but Kier is particularly uninspiring as a leader, and that's going to be a problem going forwards.
Surly the latter is most important. Sir keirs postion isnt the problem, the psychopathic nasty party, sat in power, is the problem.
when the election is so far out it is seen as unwise to start announcing the policies you intend to centre your election campaign around.
A) things change. and those changes will effect (possibly all) important aspects of one or more of your policies
B) don't allow the other party any more time than you have to, for them to effectively run a scare campaign against your policies or time to steal them and run as there own .
C) people forget quite quickly and also are subject to propaganda/bias in the news media which may well mangle your message in their mind , esp true in the UK news media which is 95% tory supporting.
seems best to flood the electorate (esp the marginal seats that you could/might win) with a easily digestible , consistent and relevant message for a month or two in lead up to election day.
timing is everything, as is all your party's MPs understanding the details of, and sufficiently believing in , ALL the policies in the campaign enough to fully answer or confidently dismiss /deflect any Q from the media...and the public
@@DJWESG1I get it, I want the conservatives gone too, and if there was an election tomorrow I'd hold my nose and vote Labour but that's more due to a broken voting system and a lack of viable options.
He needs to be something at some point, rather than constantly banging on about what he's not, if he's to stand any chance of inspiring anyone to vote for his party other than the people were always going to vote Labour anyway.
All I know about him is that he has a terrible track record for making the wrong call, he often distrusts what the public are telling him when it doesn't match His own desires, he doesn't particularly like unions or the CLP, he looks on new Labour as an ideal to work towards despite Tony Blair currently polling as the least popular party leader of any major party in the last 50 years, and he's fanatically supportive of the police force no matter what they happen to be doing at the time.
It doesn't exactly add up to a portrait of a guy that people are going to rally behind does it?
Until he gives us a glimpse of some kind of guiding philosophy - something that he actually believes in - he's just an empty suit.
Awesome talk!
This is the same guy that constantly voted against helping the vulnerable in our society.
Source?
@@Tibialstone7 you can see how they all voted
@@Tibialstone7 hansard or parliament UK
Agreed, I'm sure we're all charmed by him and his openness but the voting records tells a tale.
@@patrickyorke3028 yes his voting is for all to see.
Here is the man that should have been and still should be Prime Minister. One of the rare people in UK politics that has ideas, integrity and the capability to do a good job.
All Johnson and his now wife wanted was to usurp Power and the money which follows. Unfortunately we as tax payers will be paying for their pension till they die.
Apart from his dreadful politics
Good to see Rory Stewart again. From what he's saying, regarding his experiences of sheer frustration trying to work with Boris Johnson, it was like trying to knit with water, and clearly why he left the Conservatives as soon as Bojo became leader.
He was pushed out
@@MrSatnavatron Well, considering, that wouldn't surprise me. He's nearer the centre than this lot likes.
Rory, please join Reform Uk and make a difference. I had the pleasure of meeting you a couple of years ago and your integrity was clearly on display. Thank you for your help, please talk to Reform UK
He may be an Eton boy, but seems to have a strong moral compass.
Quite a rare outcome
@@adama-k2710 it is, I could be wrong though, it has been known.
Well said Rory brave man 💯
My identical twin sister thinks Johnson is great. I will never, EVER understand why she votes against her own interests and thinks Johnson gives a flying toss about her, or just anyone that's not him. The man has never changed his character - he's always been a liar, a cheater, overly-privileged and overly-entitled both in his public life and his private life. The fact that the British people voted for him and were so easily fooled into voting Brex(sh)it is, for me, utterly shameful. The man is a total disgrace.
Sorry to say but I think you got more oxygen in the womb.
Sadly she is not alone.When I get into a debate about how bad Boris n co are doing people just say ,'Corbyn would have been worse.How can anything be worse than it is right now for the UK public ?There seems to be a genuine disconnect as to how bad the Tories really are. Unbelievable :(
@@m_b4 She's 10 minutes older than me. I tell her that God popped her out first, looked at her and said, "Jesus Christ! I can do MUCH better than THAT!" And then made me...
It amuses me. Her? Not so much :)
Not a fan of democracy are we?
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Democracy being the system in this country that means a party that is voted for by a minority gets to overwhelmingly control the House of Commons? That’s a democracy that is formed to benefit politicians and not voters and as such is a system which does not represent the true views of the electorate.
What a fantastic interview.
Us Labour will get him, you watch... 😉😉👍
We need PR, and we need Rory Stewart in politics...
and do you think labour or torys will offer another referendum on PR ? Maybe next century
@@allancrotch2953 One can live in hope...!!! When our political class recognizes that every vote should count, then it might happen. For goodness sakes, we managed to flush the centuries old 'divine right of kings' down the boghole of history...
There were some good ideas in 2019, but no, the British public preferred Boris ....
Just think, Boris has spent more time avoiding scandles as a full time job that you have to wonder when is he actually working for this nation.
Well said Rory at last a politician with a moral and a backbone
They say people love Johnson until they get to know him. Maybe the British Public have finally begun to know Johnson. Abusers are charming and plausible - they have to be or they would lose their power to abuse so effectively. Neighbours and colleagues don't see anything but the charm until the day they go too far. Johnson always goes too far eventually and, being in the public eye, is rapidly running out of people who don't know him.
Having been in an abusive relationship with someone diagnosed with narcissism, living in Johnson's Britain feels eerily similar and I am constantly seeing parallels between the two.
Johnson never buys a round of drinks. That’s pretty bad. His ex wife is suffering from cervical cancer. Wikipedia points to the cause….STD. Anyone with a brain can point to the source. Johnson is the lowest of the low.
Yes. Sir James Savile OBE springs to mind.
I liked Rory so much and hoped people like him remained in politics. We need people like him is most needed now than ever in our politics