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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Starmer safe, but for how long? – Weekly Wrap-up with Jonn Elledge and Andrew Harrison

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Keir Starmer survives the worst week of his premiership – just. The Epstein whirlpool drags Sarah Ferguson downwards (astonishing BBC feature here). New investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Plus: the US Government trolls LGBTQ+ Americans by removing Pride flags from outside the Stonewall Inn. The winners and losers of the week. And no pork scratchings at the Peppa Pig stage show. Jonn Elledge and Andrew Harrison round up the stories of the week that’s just gone.  www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio production: Tom Taylor. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.0

Hello, it's that time of the week again. Welcome back to the weekly wrap-up from the bunker. I'm Andrew Harrison. Every Friday, we recap the biggest stories, the weirdest tales, and the news that went under the radar from the past seven days with some of your favorite bunker people and occasional crossovers from the parallel universe that is oh god what now and today i'm joined by the bestselling author

0:42.7

of a history of the world in 47 borders and a manager's paid a fortune to get a hole that is

0:46.7

bath removed john ellage hello how are you hi andrew i quite simply wish to die how do you get a hole in

0:52.7

your bath have you been like storing drills and tools in there?

0:55.6

No, everyone's expecting some dramatic story, but it just turns out,

0:58.6

though, like if some of your plumbing is not properly fitted and leaks a little bit,

1:03.3

but for a long time, the bottom of your bath can rust away without you noticing until suddenly.

1:08.6

It just opens up like a hole in the spacetime continuum in Star Trek.

1:11.8

Well, thinking about small floors which eventually get bigger and bigger collapse and

1:16.0

consume everything around them, we're going to be talking about Kea Starmes' leadership

1:18.5

struggles later.

1:19.5

But first, let's give the listeners a little palate cleanser because they deserve it.

1:23.8

What is the strangest story you've seen this week?

1:26.1

So did you see the Guardian's coverage of

1:29.2

a campaign with the hashtag let minions skate? I managed to miss this one. This is delightful. So a

1:35.1

Spanish figure state called, I'm so sorry to any Spaniards listening, I'm going to mispronounce this,

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