Can Keir Starmer risk a reshuffle?
5/1/202647 min
If Labour's election losses are as bad as some experts predict, Keir Starmer might need a cabinet reshuffle to try to show some strength of leadership.
Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman and Ruth Davidson discuss the risks of that and why it might be counter-productive for the PM.
Plus, pollster Luke Tryl from More in Common returns to chat about the Senedd elections in Wales – why has the voting system changed and why do so few voters seem to understand it?
For a list of all candidates standing in your area, visit the Electoral Commission website.
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First 90 secondsHannah George0:00
[upbeat music] Sky News, the full story first.
Beth Rigby· Host0:05
[upbeat music] You've got a number 10 battling to get through each day and you have ill discipline, gossip, chattering, and plotting.
Ruth Davidson· Host0:22
Honestly, Harriet, that was as, as tribal goes, that was pretty good.
Harriet Harman· Host0:29
People are entitled to have an electoral system that they can actually understand.
Beth Rigby· Host0:36
Hello and welcome to Electoral Dysfunction with me, Beth Rigby.
Harriet Harman· Host0:45
Me, Harriet Harman.
Ruth Davidson· Host0:46
And me, Ruth Davidson.
Beth Rigby· Host0:47
And it's safe to say it's been a marathon week. Do you see what I did there? Uh, for both me and the Prime Minister. Uh, I'm not sure who's sorer at the moment, who's endured a more, a set of bruising moments, whose toenails have fallen off or head's fallen off. Who knows? Uh, because the speculation is can he make it to the finish line, uh, post these May elections? I did make it to the finish line. I'm delighted. In fact, I wanted to bring my medal in today because, um, I only got to wear it on Sunday, and then I thought it would be a bit over the top to just wear it all week, which is what I want to do. And then I thought [laughs] I can wear it for the pod. You two would allow this.