Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. I'm your host, Orer Ogambi.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

When America's Supreme Court gave states the right to ban abortions, critics worried

that some women's reproductive rights would be more adversely affected than others.

Based on our data, they were right.

And to gain a deeper insight into the lives of Iranian women and their fight for gender

equality, I'll correspond and recommend some books to get you started.

But first.

The UK has had a carousel of leaders in recent years.

It is clearly now the will of the Parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader

of that party and therefore a new Prime Minister.

Given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party.

I've just been to Buckingham Palace and accepted his majesty the King's invitation to form a government in his name.

And amid all the comings and goings, one man had a front row seat.

We now come to the leader of the Opposition, Kierstarm!

Sir Kierstarm, leader of the Opposition Labour Party.

With a healthy lead in most public opinion polls, he'll be hoping his relative popularity lasts.

The country is expecting a general election sometime next year.

And he wants to be its next Prime Minister.

But first, he has to set out his policy store to tackle a growing pile of structural issues facing the country.

Hi! Hello, Matthew. Nice to see you.

And he sat down for an exclusive interview with the economist to do just that.

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