Keir Starmer enters his imperial phase
Political Fix
Financial Times
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
As Sir Keir Starmer appoints his cabinet and unveils his first raft of policies, host Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s deputy political editor Jim Pickard and columnist Stephen Bush to assess the new prime minister’s in-tray. Top of the list is planning reforms, but crisis looms in public services, from the NHS to prisons. Plus, Lucy and the panel discuss how the Conservative party will fare in opposition.
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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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| 0:52.8 | I know it's a sign of getting old when you say that policemen are getting younger, but |
| 1:01.4 | Jim, I have to to say being in Westminster on |
| 1:03.4 | Monday as they all the newbies arrived I thought God they are getting younger aren't |
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