Starmer’s Survival Week w/NoJusticeMTG, plus Mo Gawdat

About this episode

The episode discusses Labour's election results and features guests analyzing the political landscape and the impact of AI.

This week, as Labour reels from a brutal set of election results, Nish and Coco try to make sense of Keir Starmer’s fight to stay in Downing Street, a story moving faster than political journalists can refresh their phones. They’re joined by Helena, aka NoJusticeMTG, Twitch streamer, YouTuber and Novara Media contributor, to break down Labour’s post-election meltdown, the rise of Reform, and whether the Greens’ surge points to a more hopeful progressive future. They also dig into who might replace Starmer, from Angela Rayner to Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting. Plus, what should we take from Plaid Cymru’s win in Wales, Reform’s new foothold, and the Greens breaking through in places Labour once took for granted? And former Google executive Mo Gawdat joins to discuss Chasing Utopia, the new documentary asking whether AI is about to transform our lives, our politics, and possibly the future of humanity itself. Watch Mo Gawdat in Atlantic Studios new release Chasing Utopia from Friday 15th May 2026 at Everyman Cinemas. Book tickets at everymancinema.com . GUESTS Mo Gawdat NoJusticeMTG USEFUL LINKS Raphael Behr…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nish, Coco

Guests: Helena, NoJusticeMTG, Mo Gawdat

Topics covered

• Labour Party
• UK politics
• election results
• AI impact
• progressive future

Keywords

• Keir Starmer
• Labour
• election results
• AI
• Chasing Utopia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Reform, Greens, Plaid Cymru, Google, Novara Media, BBC ONE, Intelligence Squared, Crooked Media

Books & works: Chasing Utopia

Places: Wales

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