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Politics Weekly UK

Starmer: hammering the left?– Politics Weekly UK podcast

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Labour looks closer to power than it has been for the last decade, but as it nears the next election, some big tensions are starting to become clear. One is its plan for a green economy, another on the candidates being selected. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnists Rafael Behr and Gaby Hinsliff to look at what Keir Starmer will do next.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:13.2

Labour look closer to power than they have been for well over a decade,

0:16.7

but as they near the next elections and big tensions are starting to become clear.

0:21.1

One is about the party's plans for a green economy.

0:23.8

I think there's just a lack of intellectual rigor and thinking

0:26.7

about where they've got to for oil and gas.

0:28.8

Another source of conflict is Keir Starmer's apparent drive to sideline the labour left.

0:33.5

That started with Jeremy Corbyn and it now includes a big political figure in the northeast of England.

0:38.2

All I really want is to let the people of the northeast choose who is their mayor

0:42.8

and not let London labour choose who is their mayor.

0:46.0

What does all this tell us about how Keir Starmer is actually going to run the country?

0:49.5

I'm John Harris and you'll listen to politics with UK for the Guard.

0:54.7

Joining me today are the Guardian columnists,

0:56.8

Raphael Bear and Gabby Hinsliff, hello.

0:58.8

Hello. Hello, John.

1:00.5

Let's start by talking about Holly Willibes instantly infamous

1:05.5

address to the nation on this morning.

1:08.0

Now known as the are you okay speech?

1:12.4

Why she sort of gravely seems to me to adopt the tone you'd expect from someone talking to the

1:17.2

country in about you know 1940 odd after the bombing of Coventry,

1:21.0

but actually what she was referring to was the departure of the Scot field,

1:25.6

among other things. Have you seen it either of you and what did you think I wonder?

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