About this episode

The episode discusses the political landscape in the UK following recent resignations and the implications of protests.

Exactly ten years on from David Cameron's resignation in the wake of the Brexit vote in 2016, Keir Starmer has just become the sixth prime minister in just ten years to make a resignation statement- only one of whom had been defeated at a General Election. In this episode we discuss how Andy Burnham is already being treated as Prime Minister in waiting, rumours that he is planning to relocate some Number 10 staff to Manchester, and whether noisy protests should be banned. We also get some exclusive insights into the famous "Podium guy", whose arrival in Downing Street now heralds the end for British Prime Ministers. 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

• Brexit
• UK politics
• resignation statements
• protests
• government staff relocation

Keywords

• David Cameron
• Keir Starmer
• Andy Burnham
• Brexit
• protests
• UK government
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centre for Opposition Studies

Books & works: Podium guy

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