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EXTRA: Are we in the last days of Keir Starmer?

5/12/202632 min

Less than two years into his stint, could it all be over for Keir Starmer? The drama is high after a handful of his government ministers have now resigned, and more than eighty MPs are now calling for the PM to go – so can the Prime Minister continue to hold firm?

Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson and Harriet Harman are back with an extra episode to discuss whether Keir Starmer can keep his job, and who his potential challengers are. Plus – could Andy Burnham be the answer to Starmer’s troubles?

Got a question for the burner...

Clips

Cabinet breaks sacred silence
Put up or shut up
Andy Burnham’s route back
Lessons from a failed coup
Bring Burnham into cabinet?
Two truths about turmoil
Harriet’s confident prediction
“It’s worse than that” analogy
“Death Rigby” banter

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Harriet Harman· Panelist0:00

    [upbeat music] Sky News, the full story first.

  2. Speaker 20:05

    [camera shutters] Can the Prime Minister survive this? Can the Prime Minister survive? Has the Labor Party lost its mind, sir? Are you backing Keir Starmer? Sir, do you think Keir Starmer should stay on, sir?

  3. Ruth Davidson· Panelist0:22

    Beth Rigby. Beth Rigby, are you ready for an extra podcast? Beth Rigby, have you got, have you got time to speak to Sky News? You've had a day of it, haven't you?

  4. Beth Rigby· Host0:31

    Honestly, [laughs] you're making me laugh because what happens is we're standing there and they're coming in, and we know they're not going to answer, but you g- you know, it's like you've got to try, haven't you? But I-- And then basically there were so many people in Downing Street, I was just go, "I'm just gonna have to shout really loudly." Uh, but when you play that back to me, I mean, I just sound like a mad, raving woman, like yelling at someone. Anyway, yeah, I'm ready for a pod. Are you ready, Ruth?

  5. Ruth Davidson· Panelist1:00

    [laughs] I'm ready for a pod. Harriet, are you ready for an extra pod?

  6. Harriet Harman· Panelist1:04

    I am, and I was very glad not to see, um, podium man coming out. Do you remember the, the man with the podium setting up the podium? Always when there was gonna be some catastrophe, the man with the podium would come out, and also it would bucket with rain, but it did neither today.

  7. Ruth Davidson· Panelist1:20

    Can I just say, Harriet, you haven't seen the man with the podium yet.

  8. Beth Rigby· Host1:25

    Ooh. So look, hello and welcome to Electoral Dysfunction extra

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