Starmer's Last Stand: What Next for the Labour Party? with Paula Barker MP, Clive Lewis MP, Kerry Postlewhite and Luke Hurst
About this episode
This episode discusses the implications of recent resignations within the Labour Party and the future of the government.
This EMERGENCY episode of It's Bloody Complicated was deemed necessary due to the rapidly moving events of the past weekend. Recorded on Monday 9th February 2026, the day after Morgan McSweeney resigned as the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, and the same day that Tim Allen resigned as the PM's Director of Communications - before the Cabinet gave Starmer full-throated support online - there is a sincere feeling that this is far beyond the beginning of the end of this Government. To discuss wh...
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Guests: Paula Barker MP, Clive Lewis MP, Kerry Postlewhite, Luke Hurst
Topics covered
- Labour Party
- politics
- government
- resignation
- current events
Keywords
- Labour Party
- Keir Starmer
- resignation
- politics
- government crisis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour Party
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