Why do British prime ministers have such a short shelf-life?

Not Another One

Richards Green Montgomerie Martin

Politics, News, Political, Political Commentary, Prime Minister, General Election, Number 10, Not Another One, Rishi Sunak

4.7 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Reunited in the studio to compare notes in the middle of Starmer's leadership crisis, the team ask what has gone wrong in less than two years. Is this story of disenchantment a uniquely Labour one? Is it all about the electoral pressures on the party, Starmer’s mistakes, or has the UK developed an allergy to incumbents? Plus: Gordon Brown's surprise comeback under the spotlight.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Not Another One with me, Steve Richards, Ian Martin, Miranda Green and Tim Montgomery.
0:17.6	And amidst all the epic dramas being played out the biggest news of all we're
0:24.1	all in the studio and um gosh it's it's i haven't seen any of you for ages it's like meeting
0:30.0	sort of it's like a kind of Beatles reunion completely deluded um but everyone got energy for this podcast?
0:39.3	Because I know Tim,
0:40.3	you've done about 48 hours continuous work.
0:44.4	I'm pretty busy.
0:45.5	We're all pretty,
0:46.2	but we're all up for this.
0:47.5	Definitely.
0:47.9	Can I just say as well,
0:49.3	not another one.
0:50.3	We called it because not in the Brenda of Bristol,
0:53.3	not another general election.
0:54.7	But it's proven to be such a good name, isn't it?
0:57.3	Because now we've got another one for leadership election, not another one for...
1:01.8	Prime Minister.
1:02.8	Yeah, absolutely.
1:04.9	Not another one.
1:06.1	Brenda from Bristol, she really is the hero of our age.
1:09.0	And it reminds me, of course, you know, how time flies.
1:12.0	We started this podcast during the 2024 general election, Labor landslide, and now we are in
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