Keir Starmer Says Goodbye
7/15/202628 min
Today, Keir Starmer delivered his final performance at Prime Ministers’ Questions before his time as PM officially draws to a close on Monday.
Adam, Alex and Chris unpack what his last exchanges with MPs tells us about the end of his premiership. Plus, the team look ahead to the handover of power and what we know, and what we don’t, about Andy Burnham’s plans for his new top team.
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First 90 secondsAdam Fleming· Host0:00
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Speaker 30:03
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Speaker 40:14
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Keir Starmer· Soundbite0:26
Do you think the word of the United States will be trusted in years to come?
Speaker 30:30
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Adam Fleming· Host0:35
[short jingle] Supporter Reporter is hurtling to its conclusion, guys.
Speaker 40:42
Ooh.
Speaker 30:42
Yeah.
Adam Fleming· Host0:43
So... [laughing] [laughing] [laughing] Wow, Alex is really enthusiastic about this, isn't it?
Speaker 30:48
Sorry.
Adam Fleming· Host0:48
Is it 'cause you didn't get the job of being England supporter reporter?
Speaker 30:51
That's exactly why. [laughing] I actually am brimming with enthusiasm.
Speaker 40:54
As always.
Adam Fleming· Host0:55
Right. Here are the latest, uh, uh, entrants. Um, so we've got a message from Jackie and Ned. Uh, they say, "My wife Jackie and I lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina for nearly nine years between 2013 and 2022. Although we're now living in Albania, we still consider Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Sarajevo in particular, our druga kuća," which is second home. Uh, Jackie and Ned say, "We're regular listeners to Newscast, and thanks very much to the whole team for keeping us up to date on what's happening in our prva kuća, our first home. Please sign me up as supporter reporter for Zmajevi, the