The Keir Starmer Interview
6/12/202625 min
Today, Chris speaks to Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister, about the resignation of his defence secretary John Healey, his plans for the Defence Investment Plan, and whether or not he’ll fight a potential leadership election.
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The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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Adam Fleming· Host0:32
[upbeat music] Hello. In a parallel universe, Keir Starmer was at a drone facility in the west of England announcing the Defense Investment Plan, billions and billions of pounds to get the British military match fit for all the threats the world faces in the next 10 years. Instead, Keir Starmer is in Downing Street facing questions about why not only his Defense Secretary, but also an Armed Forces minister, Al Carnes, resigned on Thursday, saying that Keir Starmer's decisions on the Defense Investment Plan would leave the country less safe. And the questions were being posed by Chris Mason, so we thought we'd let you hear the whole interview, 'cause it's definitely worth listening to from Downing Street. And stay listening right till the end, because Chris asks that classic political question of will you stay and fight the next election as prime minister and leader of the Labor Party, and Keir Starmer does not give quite the usual