On this week's New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian are discussing the first week of the General Election campaign, as the Conservatives get off to a rocky start. Then, in You Ask Us, they answer your questions about the new Speaker and, finally, Anoosh runs us through a new report on food banks.

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