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Electoral Dysfunction

Is Keir Starmer bringing back austerity?

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Sir Keir Starmer is doubling down on his bid to reduce government waste, but is his plan a fix or just more spending spin? Beth is in Hull after hearing what the Labour leader is promising, including scrapping NHS England to "cut bureaucracy" and bring management of the health service "back into democratic control".   

Alongside Harriet and Ruth, they also discuss Starmer potentially facing down a rebellion from his own MPs over plans to shake up benefits reform and welfare payments.   

The cracks are widening for Reform UK’s internal spat. Beth speaks to Andrea Jenkyns, who left the Tories to join Reform, on the party's latest bust-up, and Ruth and Harriet look at whether the party’s chaos is helping both Labour and the Conservatives.  

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1:04.1

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1:06.7

Oh, that's my exercise alarm.

1:09.0

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1:10.7

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1:12.6

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1:14.6

Pepper and George love getting muddy.

1:17.6

Jump in, Daddy.

1:19.6

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