What Wes Streeting should do next
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
We share our strategy advice for the Labour rebels allegedly trying to oust Keir Starmer.
Ailbhe Rea and Luke O'Reilly join Rachel Cunliffe to answer listener questions.
In this episode:
- What's the best strategy for Labour rebels hoping to dethrone Starmer?
- How much power does a party chair wield?
- Can any politicians affect positive change?
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| 0:00.0 | The New Statesman |
| 0:02.0 | Hello, I'm Rachel Cunleff and this is You Ask Us, your opportunity to ask questions of the new statesman team. |
| 0:12.2 | I'm here with our political editor, Alvaree, and our news editor, Luke O'Reilly. |
| 0:15.9 | Hello, I think this is the first time it's been this combination. |
| 0:18.9 | Yeah, it is. |
| 0:19.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm just fun. |
| 0:20.6 | I'm excited about it. |
| 0:22.0 | I'm also excited about this question from YouTube user, Gizi-I-B-2L-T, catchy. |
| 0:29.4 | What is the optimal strategy for those politicians trying to dethrone Stama internally in the Labour Party? |
| 0:36.8 | Alva, you've obviously got loads to say on this, given your cover story this week on |
| 0:41.4 | dissatisfaction with Starmat within the Labour Party. |
| 0:44.7 | But there's also been some news since then. |
| 0:46.6 | Bring us up to speed. |
| 0:48.2 | I mean, firstly, I love that this is such a good and smart question, but from someone with a |
| 0:53.4 | handle that sounds like it's |
| 0:54.5 | a bot. |
| 0:56.1 | Gizi, I B2LT. |
| 0:57.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:58.1 | Love it. |
| 1:00.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:01.3 | Since we last recorded the podcast, in a way, I'm probably since this question was sent |
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