Can the media cope with a government moving slightly to the left?

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.7 • 909 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Right wing commentators and newspapers suggest that with the fall of Morgan McSweeney and Keir Starmer fighting for survival, Labour will move to the left. Would that be the disaster they suggest it would be? Rock & Roll Politics is live on the 11th of May at Kings Place, just days after the May elections. It will be an epic night...Tickets are available here. Subscribe to Patreon here for the main podcast a day early and ad free, plus bonus podcasts and exclusive live events. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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