How Starmer Became The Passive Prime Minister

How Starmer Became The Passive Prime Minister

March 14, 2026 · 19 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the dynamics of Keir Starmer's leadership and the insights from the book 'Get In' with its authors.

In this special crossover episode with our colleagues at the Times podcast The State Of It, Hugo is joined by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund to discuss the new edition of their book Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer . Morgan McSweeney was the man credited with rescuing Labour from electoral oblivion and propelling Keir Starmer to power. How did it all go so wrong, and how did Keir Starmer end up running a 'passive premiership'? The paperback edition is available to order at the  Times Bookshop where Times Plus members can get a 20% discount. Artwork: Russel Herneman for the Sunday Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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