AND... THEY’RE OFF!
The Two Matts
The New World
4.2 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Join the Matts as they discuss the omnishambles in Downing Street. Exciting times as they receive the breaking news that Wes Streeting has resigned and the contest to be the next PM is afoot. Who now holds the upper hand? Matt K has surveyed his most influential contacts on who will be PM by Christmas - their answer may surprise you. Certainly, Matt D disagrees. Either way - enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | As for Starma, you know, I wouldn't want to play poker with him. |
| 0:05.0 | This is what he suddenly started to reveal a very clever, stonewalling negotiation. |
| 0:12.0 | West Streeting has, you know, lots of great contacts in the media, but the PLP think he's pushy and they, you know, you know, |
| 0:23.1 | if only 43, they've been fed up for, you know, ever since he's been in Parliament, |
| 0:26.4 | they've been fed up with him telling them that he used to be prime minister. |
| 0:30.9 | I sent out a note about an hour ago to about 40 of my cleverest friends. |
| 0:39.5 | And the question was, who do you think will be Prime Minister by Christmas? |
| 0:43.2 | And a number of them. |
| 0:45.2 | In fact, the most cited response was Ed Miliband. |
| 0:51.0 | Breaking news, the time is two minutes past one. |
| 0:55.8 | West Streeting has resigned. |
| 1:00.3 | Hello and happy Thursday, dear listeners. |
| 1:02.0 | Happy Thursday one and all. |
| 1:05.7 | Now, I want to timestamp this podcast. |
| 1:08.0 | The very word, Le Moseust. |
| 1:12.6 | We're recording, it is now 1232 in the afternoon. Very important detail. |
| 1:13.6 | Thursday, May the 14th, because by 132, the whole world could have changed substantially. |
| 1:20.6 | It could entirely have changed. |
| 1:22.6 | Oh, or nothing may have changed. |
| 1:24.6 | Or nothing at all, which seems to be in vogue at the moment. |
| 1:29.4 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:30.3 | I mean, we are in what they call a holding pattern. |
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