Rochdale row tests Starmer’s leadership, plus the woman who helped take down Weinstein
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Pod Save the UK
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
A week that was supposed to bring more woe for Rishi Sunak has turned into arguably the biggest test of Keir Starmer’s leadership. Labour has had to suspend two of its parliamentary candidates for making comments about Israel. For Starmer, who’s staked his reputation on ridding Labour of anti-semitism, it’s been hugely embarrassing. Nish and Coco reflect on the farcical situation in Rochdale, where Azhar Ali will appear as a Labour candidate on the by-election ballot in a couple of weeks, despite the party having removed its support for him.
With the Horizon Post Office scandal having put the use of non-disclosure agreements back in the spotlight, we hear from a woman who has made it her mission to stop NDAs being used to silence victims. Zelda Perkins, a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, tells Nish and Coco about the traumatic experience of signing her NDA, which she likens to “legal waterboarding”, and why she chose to break it to help expose the film producer’s crimes. On an optimistic note, she reveals how politicians from across the political divide are helping her to achieve change.
Wrexham FC owners Ryan Renolds and Rob McElhenney feature in heroes and villains, as do three councillors from Warwickshire County Council. Plus find out why Nish has ditched Coco on Valentine’s Day, and why they want your Jason Statham inspired film art.
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Zelda Perkins, co-founder of Can’t Buy My Silence
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Warwickshire County Council
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi this is |
| 0:05.0 | This is Pod Save the UK. I'm Nishkumar and I'm Coco Card. |
| 0:09.0 | Buy elections are on the agenda this week with both Labour and the Tories feeling the heat. |
| 0:14.4 | Will the Tories set a new post-war record for the most seats lost by a party in a single parliament? |
| 0:20.6 | And why has Labour got itself into a mess in Rodgedale? |
| 0:23.4 | Plus, we'll be joined by Zelda Perkins, one of the women who helped take down Harvey Weinstein. |
| 0:28.4 | She'll tell us about her campaign to stop the use of NDA's to silence victims. |
| 0:34.8 | victims. |
| 0:34.8 | Hi Nish, so it's Valentine's Day and I'm all on my own in the studio. |
| 0:39.3 | That's nice, isn't it? |
| 0:40.3 | That's a nice gift. |
| 0:41.3 | Where are you? |
| 0:43.0 | Cocoa, I am in New York. |
| 0:46.0 | New York City. |
| 0:47.0 | How's that? |
| 0:48.0 | New York City, New York. |
| 0:50.0 | I've been doing some stand up here, so I have unceremoniously ditched you on Valentine's Day. |
| 0:58.0 | Thank you, that's nice. |
| 1:00.0 | It's a familiar feeling to me. So it's okay. |
| 1:04.0 | What are you doing for Valentine's Day though, by the way? |
| 1:06.0 | We're going out for lunch and for dinner. |
| 1:09.0 | Oh, very nice. |
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