What do we really know about ‘Starmerism’?
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Keir Starmer is the man poised to be the next leader of the UK. But he is also a man of whom many - including those in his own party - have asked: what does he stand for?
Four years after Starmer became leader of the Labour party we know a little more about him. We’ve heard about his childhood, the pebble-dashed semi and his time at the Crown Prosecution Service.
But what are the principles behind the man and his project ? What do we really know about ‘Starmerism’?
Freddie Hayward, political correspondent, is joined by George Eaton, senior editor, who has written this week's cover story.
Read: What is Starmerism?
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| 0:29.8 | The New Statesman. Kearstama is the man poised to be the next leader of the United Kingdom. |
| 0:42.0 | But he's also a man of whom many, including those in his own party, have asked, |
| 0:45.7 | what does he stand for? |
| 0:47.7 | Four years after Stama became leader of the Labour Party, we know a little bit more |
| 0:51.2 | about him. |
| 0:52.2 | We've heard about his childhood, the |
| 0:53.9 | pebble-dash semi and his time at the Crown Prosecution Service. But what are the |
| 0:57.9 | principles behind the man and his project? What do we really know about |
| 1:02.0 | starmorism? |
| 1:03.0 | Hello, I'm Freddie Haywood, political correspondent at the New Statesman, and you're listening to the New Statesman podcast. |
| 1:18.0 | Joining me in the studio, I have Senior Editor George Eaton, who has written this week's cover story, What Is Star-Mism? |
| 1:24.1 | You can buy the issue on the newsstands, depending on when you're listening to this, and you can also |
| 1:27.6 | read George's article online via the link in the show notes. |
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