Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 21/06/2026

Speaker 10:00

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Isabel Hardman· Host0:34

[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Coffee House Shots, The Spectator's daily politics podcast. I'm Isabel Hardman, and this is the Sunday Roundup. Andy Burnham's big win in the Makerfield by-election has brought Keir Starmer to the brink, and there is now an expectation that the prime minister will announce his departure on Monday. On Sky News this morning, Business Secretary Peter Kyle said Starmer was making time to reflect on the political realities he finds himself in.

Peter Kyle· Soundbite1:07

We had a, a very detailed conversation on Friday.

Trevor Phillips· Soundbite1:09

Ah.

Peter Kyle· Soundbite1:10

I won't go into the details of it. It was a private and a personal conversation. What I will say was that, uh, the prime minister was calm, he was thoughtful. He led the conversation. I'm saying these things because I've read a lot of things about this conversation that bear no resemblance to w- what it was actually like.