Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos: Johnson/Truss (BBC Two Monday 25 September 2023)

Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos: Johnson/Truss airs Monday 25 September 2023 on BBC Two

What can we expect from this episode

Laura investigates the connection between Boris Johnson’s relationship with the truth and his downfall, as well as how Liz Truss was forced from office in just 45 days despite wreaking economic and political havoc, by speaking with ministers, advisers, and officials who were present. And Laura, who served as the BBC’s political editor for seven years, offers her own sober analysis of the era by drawing on her experience.

BBC Two and BBC Current Affairs announce Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos which explores the reasons behind some of the most dramatic and chaotic political events seen in a generation. Laura asks if our politics has been stretched to breaking point and if it can ever be normal again, in a series of three one hour episodes produced by October Films.

From the Brexit referendum, resignations, elections, prorogation and the pandemic, Laura was the BBC’s political editor and held a ringside seat as these events unfolded. She’ll investigate why this period became so toxic, both in public and behind the scenes, and add her own reflections on the period.

Beginning with the referendum result and culminating in the downfall of Liz Truss, the documentary will feature candid and revealing interviews with cabinet ministers and senior officials who were in the room as some of the most momentous decisions in British politics were made. It will also exclusively hear from senior civil servants and Number 10 staffers who have never spoken publicly before.

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When can we see the episode

Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos: Johnson/Truss airs Monday 25 September 2023 at 21:00 on BBC Two

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