Will Restore bounce Andy Burnham into Downing Street?

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🗓️ 30 May 2026

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Listen to Rod Liddle’s Times Radio show, Saturdays 10am to 1pm, on digital radio, your smart speaker or by downloading the free Times Radio app. Find out more here: https://www.thetimes.com/radio William Clouston – leader of the Social Democratic Party – joins Tom Slater and Fraser Myers for the latest episode of the spiked podcast. They discuss the Reform-Restore rift, why Blair can’t fix broken Britain, and Peter Murrell’s confessions of a shopaholic. Donate £40 or more to spiked’s summer appeal and receive a limited-edition ‘10 years of Brexit’ pint glass. Find out more and donate here. Brendan O’Neill will be hosting a live Q&A on Tuesday 9 June. This event is free and is exclusively for spiked supporters. Find out more here: https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/05/08/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/ Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Karen and this is my NHS story.
0:04.0	You don't realise how blind you are until you have cataract surgery.
0:08.0	I was referred to a surgical hub and they booked us in for an operation.
0:13.0	It was about three weeks before I was there. It's very, very quick.
0:17.0	The government is opening more surgical hubs with more than 120 already operating across
0:22.0	England so the NHS can be there for all of us when we need it.
0:25.6	Find your closest one at gov.uk slash NHS Fit for the Future.
0:31.0	Get the ice cream, love.
0:33.3	Big freezer.
0:34.9	Oh, it's stupid.
0:38.4	It's five of peas.
0:41.2	Some things are really best not to put off.
0:43.7	Mike, defrosting the freezer.
0:45.2	Or if you're a landlord, sending a copy of the new government information sheet to your existing tenants.
0:50.6	You must do this by the 31st of May or risk a fine.
0:54.0	Make sure you're up to date with the new laws.
0:56.2	Find the information sheet at gov.uk-slash-renting is changing.
1:01.2	My name is Chevy and this is my NHS story. Over a couple of days I was getting quite intense pain on the left side of my stomach.
1:08.3	So I called my doctors and then was referred to the
1:11.5	Elton CDC. It was literally a seamless, stress-free day. There was no anxiety or worry.
1:17.2	The government is opening new community diagnostic centres, with many already available
1:21.0	12 hours a day, seven days a week, so the NHS can be there for all of us when we need it.
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