Sir Keir Starmer
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
In this bonus episode for Red Box subscribers to mark the start of the new series of Past Imperfect, Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson talk to Sir Keir Starmer about his childhood and the experiences that helped shape him.
The Labour leader talks candidly about growing up in a crowded home, where money was tight and the phone was cut off. He shares bittersweet memories of his early years overshadowed by his mother’s degenerative illness and frequent stays in hospital high dependency units. He went on to become director of public prosecutions, and could be the next prime minister of the UK.
The Past Imperfect series sees hosts Rachel and Alice talk to outstanding people about how moments in their early lives informed their identities, their careers and their drive to succeed.
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| 0:53.9 | Hello, this is the Red Box podcast. I'm Matt Chewley, and this is a special bonus episode. |
| 0:59.9 | Oh yeah, I know. It's the only thing that you get extra free these days. Now, friends of the show, |
| 1:05.4 | friends of the podcast, Rachel, Sylvester, and Alice Thompson, they're on every week, as you know, |
| 1:08.8 | on the Columnist panel. But they've got a new series. They're brilliant, past and perfect |
| 1:13.5 | interviews starting this week on Times Radio. All future episodes will be able to catch at |
| 1:18.5 | 9 o'clock on Sunday nights on Times Radio, or you can catch up as an exclusive on the Times |
| 1:24.3 | Radio app, just download the Times Radio app, whether you get your apps from. But as a |
| 1:29.4 | special one to kick off the series, they sat down with the leader of the opposition, |
| 1:33.2 | Labour leader Keir Starmer. This was a special bonus one. This is what happened. |
| 1:50.0 | Hello, and welcome back to the new series of Past and Perfect. In association with speakers for |
| 1:55.3 | schools, the Youth Social Mobility Charity. I'm Rachel Sylvester, and I'm Alice Thompson, |
| 2:01.5 | and we're talking to extraordinary people who've overcome trauma or adversity to achieve great |
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