Is the new left party what the UK needs?

Pod Save the UK

Crooked Media

News Commentary, News, Government, Politics

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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PSUK is back - and this week Keir Starmer has swung open the door to recognising Palestinian Statehood - with caveats. Nish and Coco discuss the massive change in the UK’s foreign policy stance. Later, they’re joined by suspended Labour MP Brian Leishman (and his Dachshund Hugo) who voted against the government’s welfare cuts, to discuss the direction of Labour and Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn’s new political party. And - since Palestine Action was banned as a terrorist organisation back in July, more than 100 people have been arrested across the UK in protest. Nish and Coco discuss the future of civil disobedience with former Government lawyer and member of Defend Our Juries, Tim Crosland. CHECK OUT THIS DEAL FROM OUR SPONSOR https://www.shopify.co.uk/podsavetheuk USEFUL LINKS See us Live in London! https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/pod-save-the-uk/ Guests: Brian Leishman, MP for Alloa & Grangemouth Tim Crosland, Former Government Lawyer and Founder of Plan B Audio Credits: The White House Sky News Channel 4 News Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media. Contact us via email: [email protected] BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com Insta: https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsavetheuk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Here we are. A couple of pints.
0:02.4	Great. Neck oil, yeah? As requested. So, what did you get up to this weekend? Well, funny story, actually. I befriended this panda, discovered he had a beautiful singing voice, taught him how to harmonise. We got a record deal, went on tour, went platinum in Basingstoke, then broke up due to creative differences. Right. So that's why there's a panda giving you the finger from across the street then. That's right, brother.
0:01.3	Stick your neck out.
0:02.5	Beaver. up due to creative differences. Right. So that's why there's a panda giving you the finger from across the street then.
0:22.3	That's right, brother.
0:23.4	Stick your neck out.
0:24.7	Beavertown. Never normal.
0:26.5	Visit drinkaware.com.com.
0:28.3	Enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly.
0:32.2	Hi, this is Pod Save the UK.
0:33.6	I'm Nish Kalath.
0:34.4	And I'm Cocoa.
0:35.4	I'm listeners.
0:36.3	We're back.
0:37.0	After a week off, have you missed us?
0:39.4	And Nish, of course, we're going to talk about the big news.
0:41.9	But did you watch the Lionesses and their stunning victory over the weekend?
0:47.4	Yeah, I was doing shows in Montreal, Canada, which, by coincidence, is exactly where I was the last time the lionesses won the Euros final.
0:57.0	So it seems like me watching it on a television with some confused Canadians is some sort of good luck charm.
1:04.0	Did you see Serena Vaughan Dunstantern to Burnaby?
1:08.0	It was a real surprise to all of us at the the victory party that happened yesterday, as we record on Wednesday,
1:15.8	Alex Scott, the former Linus and who the person who was presenting the sort of ceremony,
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