About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of a 'killer question' in politics amidst Keir Starmer's challenges as Prime Minister.

In one of Keir Starmer's most difficult weeks as Prime Minister (since the last one), he has faced a barrage of questioning over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain's Ambassador to the US, after revelations about the peer's security vetting process. In the wake of the renewed row, Nigel and Sarah discuss how opposition MPs have sought to find a "killer question", and what that actually means. We also take a look at the polls for the upcoming set of elections across the UK, with less than two weeks to go until voters deliver their verdict. Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Theme Music by Tom Hector

People in this episode

Hosts: Nigel Fletcher, Sarah Southern

Topics covered

• politics
• opposition
• elections
• questioning
• polls

Keywords

• Keir Starmer
• Peter Mandelson
• killer question
• opposition MPs
• UK elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centre for Opposition Studies, Tom Hector

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