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The Rest Is Politics

447. Is Starmer Sleepwalking Britain into Farage’s Hands?

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

Politics, Government, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Has Starmer’s reshuffle shifted Labour to the right, and frozen out the left? Will Farage ultimately lose control of Reform UK? Why has the French government collapsed again? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus: Start your FREE TRIAL at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair’s miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, an exclusive members’ newsletter, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Fuse are giving away FREE TRIP+ membership for all of 2025 to new sign ups 🎉 TRIP+ gets you ad-free listening, discounts, and early access to episodes and pre-sale tickets for live shows! To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit ⁠https://www.fuseenergy.com/politics⁠ ⚡ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/restispolitics It's risk-free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee ✅ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Evan Green, India Dunkley Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:13.2

We've had a year. Keir's ratings are terrible. There's no real sign of where the change that's going to turn things around is coming from.

0:21.0

It's beginning to remind me a little bit of what I felt in the Conservative Party as the

0:25.3

Conservative Party began to collapse. I'd love a reality check from you.

0:28.6

I think he gets that the Smallboats issue, Farage on the rampage, that has got to be sorted.

0:34.4

This is a guy who is so far beyond the kind of Britain we want. This is somebody who

0:38.9

wants to trash institutions, break international law, expels 600,000 people in contravention of all

0:45.9

our international treaties. We're on some terrible, inexorable march towards the UK becoming

0:51.6

another right-wing populist governed country, which I think would be a disaster.

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