Will elections this week bring down the Prime Minister?

About this episode

Gary discusses the potential impact of the upcoming UK elections on the Prime Minister and the Labour party.

Elections in the UK this week may change everything. With prediction markets saying Labour are facing wipeout, is Sir Keir Starmer about to resign? Who will take over? And what does that mean for the next general election? Gary sets out his predictions for the next week, year and 10 years in British politics. Help us get a lobbyist: join our Patreon or make a one-off donation . Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:47) Will Starmer go? (09:09) WHO you should vote for (10:22) Scotland and Wales (11:34) The next UK Prime Minister? (16:44) Best way to get wealth taxes (21:16) What I predict will happen (35:30) What you can do

People in this episode

Host: Gary Stevenson

Topics covered

• UK elections
• political predictions
• Labour party
• British politics
• Prime Minister
• wealth taxes

Keywords

• UK elections
• Sir Keir Starmer
• Labour party
• political predictions
• British politics
• Prime Minister
• wealth taxes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour

Places: UK

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