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Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shops, the Spectators' Daily Politics podcast. I'm

Isabelle Harbman and this is the Sunday Roundup.

Sir Keir Starmer was back on the BBC this morning to be interviewed once again by Sophie

Rayworth. The Labour Party is calling for the emergency budget in order to help ease pressure

on the cost of living. However, Sophie Rayworth pulled Starmer up on

why when presented with opportunities to challenge the government on rising prices, he was still

relying on the party gate scandal to hammer away at the Prime Minister's authority.

Why did you spend all of last week talking about lockdown parties and the fine that the

Prime Minister has been received?

Because the Prime Minister got a fine. We only had a statement on Tuesday in the House

of Commons from the Prime Minister because he received a fine. I didn't initiate that

statement. I was glad he made it, but I want to talk about the cost of living crisis

because I think the situation is... I've spoken just in the last week or two to a pensioner

with mobility problems who told me that she dare and even put the central heating on

her name, or she's so worried about the bills, and the government's response has been

utterly woeful. They did nothing in the spring statement. If you want to talk about that...

If you want to talk about that... ..they're not increasing tax on them. I think we need an emergency

budget, and I'm calling on the government. Why didn't you talk about that last week?

That's why I'm asking, because last week it was Tuesday you talked about the Prime

...