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Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer’s first week

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

Politics, News

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look ahead to the first week of the new Labour government. Plus, Pippa is going to be in Washington with Keir Starmer on his first foreign trip as prime minister. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:40.1

Hello, I'm on holiday this week, scuba diving in the Caribbean.

0:47.0

I'm going to be underwater most of the time, so if you want me you might have to learn whale.

0:56.7

Hmm.

0:59.7

Yours, Lucy.

1:05.0

Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways

1:08.0

take your holiday.

1:09.0

At or protected. That was an incredible election result, a historic result. Mr Prime Minister, congratulations. What a hell of the victory.

1:24.0

Thank you, Mr President.

1:26.0

It isn't a Conservative Party in that sense,

1:29.0

and so it should no longer exist.

1:31.0

The country needs the Conservative Party right now

1:34.2

to provide a strong opposition.

1:36.2

We've managed over a number of years

1:38.3

to persuade people to steal our policies,

1:40.7

and that's a really good idea.

1:42.0

You look at the chaos going on in the continent, particularly in France,

1:45.0

you look at the chaos likely ahead in the United States,

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