Starmer Faces Fresh Welfare Rebellion

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The government made big concessions to its welfare reforms to win over Labour critics - but could the rebellion be about to grow, rather than shrink?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Jane Mulkerrins and Seb Payne.

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0:00.0	I'm Ed Faisie and we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day.
0:09.6	We're going to look at everything from welfare revolts to why budgie smugglers are making a comeback.
0:16.4	The two budgies we smuggled into the studio to help.
0:21.4	I did not write this.
0:23.4	It is the Times Associate editor, Jane Mould Kerrins.
0:27.1	Welcome to the show, Jane Malkerrin.
0:29.0	I think of myself more as a magnificent frigate bird, to be honest, than a budgie.
0:33.1	And the Times columnist Seb Payne.
0:35.6	Hello, Ed.
0:36.4	Thank you for that lovely start of the Monday morning.
0:38.7	A beautiful image you've given our listeners there.
0:40.9	Come on.
0:41.9	Of the budgie smugglers.
0:43.1	No, what bird?
0:44.0	Oh.
0:44.5	She's laid down the gautlet.
0:45.7	I don't know.
0:46.3	She's a frigate bird.
0:47.3	What are you?
0:47.6	Magnificent frigate bird.
0:48.7	Eagle.
0:49.5	An eagle.
	...

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