The Keir Starmer Interview

About this episode

Chris interviews Sir Keir Starmer about political developments including the resignation of his defence secretary and future leadership plans.

Today, Chris speaks to Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister, about the resignation of his defence secretary John Healey, his plans for the Defence Investment Plan, and whether or not he’ll fight a potential leadership election. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

People in this episode

Host: Chris

Guest: Sir Keir Starmer

Topics covered

• politics
• defence
• leadership
• interview
• current affairs

Keywords

• Keir Starmer
• John Healey
• Defence Investment Plan
• leadership election
• political news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Newscast, BBC Sounds

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