Corbynism in a better suit? Comedian Geoff Norcott on Starmer's Labour chaos
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4.1 • 705 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley dissect another utterly chaotic week in politics with comedian Geoff Norcott.
As Andy Burnham ramps up his campaigning in Makerfield, and Keir Starmer goes head-to-head with Kemi Badenoch at the despatch box, Norcott delivers his verdict on the political leaders we have to choose from in today’s Westminster.
Camilla, Tim and Geoff also discuss Kemi Badenoch’s attempts to out-Kemi herself, Wes Streeting’s skincare routine and why today’s politicians care more about going viral on social media than delivering an argument-winning speech in the Commons.
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Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Video Producer: Will Walters
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Highlights
- Geoff Norcott delivers his comedic take on the Labour Party revolt against Keir Starmer
- Geoff Norcott gives his verdict on Kemi Badenoch and Keir Starmer's performances at the despatch box
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.8 | It's been another joke of a week for the Labour Party, |
| 0:12.9 | so who better to talk us through the political chaos than comedian Jeff Norkot. |
| 0:17.3 | He gives us his best impression of Andy Burnham, |
| 0:19.9 | tells us why Kemi is always trying to outdo herself, |
| 0:22.8 | and has some advice for Kier Stama on making his jokes from the dispatch box land a hundred times better. |
| 0:29.3 | Welcome to The Daily Tea with me, Camilla Tominy. |
| 0:31.8 | And me, Tim Stanley. |
| 0:44.5 | Hello. Tim, it's fun Friday. |
| 0:46.0 | It's fun day. |
| 0:52.2 | We're going to be calling this the relaxing entry into the weekend that we need after a very taxing political week. I need to do a long weekend, Bank Holiday Monday. |
| 0:54.3 | Oh, thank God. I know. I forgot about that. Four day week next taxing political week. I can't do a long weekend, Bank Holiday Monday. Oh, thank God. |
| 0:55.1 | I know. |
| 0:55.6 | I forgot about that. |
| 0:56.8 | Four day week next week. I know. The unions will be delighted. Jeff Norcott's in the house. Hello. Yes. Looking thin and bespectacled. I mean, thin is really stretching. And you're looking buff, Jeff. Less big than once was. but yeah, I mean, it wouldn't be good for the brand to let the brand to let out why, |
| 1:12.4 | but it's been a bit of Tai Chi. |
| 1:13.8 | I hear this. big than once was but yeah I mean I wouldn't be good for the brand to let the brand |
| 1:11.4 | to let out why but it's been a bit of Tai Chi I hear this this is a mate you the three |
| 1:16.1 | bees buff bearded bespectacled yes this is like a midlife glow up frankly Jeff |
| 1:21.9 | well thanks for not saying and brown the four bees yes you are being tanned as well |
| 1:26.9 | all I do is I tend to go for my walk when the sun's up just to get a bit of colour. That's all it is. I mean, maybe I should be for blokes with dad bods. I could be like an influencer. Love that. Yeah. A Jeff bod. Or a Tim bod. We're going to have a little ferret through what's been going on for the last seven days |
| 1:45.2 | because frankly it's bad for the country, but there's humour to be found in it, Jeff. Well, when we're in the game that we are, I mean, remember the Labor got in, I was sort of, you know, even I brought into that thing of maybe, you know, politics well, track more quietly on our lives. And it didn't, thank God. And then you kind of go, right, we've got the plot lines sewn up for the next three years |
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