The Skewer: Hard Labour

Comedy of the Week

BBC

Comedy

3.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Streeting wants in and Starmer styles it out. The multi-award-winning satire is back as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs satirical comedy concept album.

Producer: Jon Holmes

An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Experience football like never before on BBC Sounds.
0:11.0	Live commentary from the biggest names and the biggest matches in the Premier League,
0:14.8	Champions League and internationals.
0:19.7	Expert Insights on the Wayne Rooney show
0:22.4	I know what it's like obviously scored two goals in that final and that was an amazing feeling
0:27.0	and stay on top of everything football every day with the Football Daily podcast
0:32.1	football from 5 live listen only on BBC Sound. This podcast includes strong language.
0:39.0	The first ballot box has just arrived.
0:41.4	Ballot boxes are in.
0:42.6	All ballot boxes are now in.
0:44.5	Oh, what's in the box?
0:46.2	The first ballot box verdict on Keir Starmist government.
0:49.8	Where do we start?
0:50.8	What's in the fucking box?
0:52.1	I mean, it looks like a red wall wipeout.
0:53.9	Labor has suffered
0:55.0	huge losses. No! The government has stumbled from one disastrous policy decision to another.
1:00.7	And they are paying the price. Two-party politics is not just dying. It is dead and it is buried.
1:06.9	That's not true. That's not true. I think it'd be gone by Midsummer yet.
1:10.0	You lie! You're a fucking liar!
1:12.6	Shut up!
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