About this episode

The episode discusses the political tensions surrounding Labour and the Greens on polling day, alongside economic issues and Brexit implications.

It’s polling day, and the tensions have never been higher for Keir Starmer. The threat to his left, with the Greens, or to his right, with Reform, makes this a defining moment of his premiership. Ed Balls and George Osborne take this time to look at the future of the devolved governments, which could all be led by nationalist parties for the first time. Which parties will be willing to work together? Will there be another independence referendum? Is the UK at risk of breaking up? The war in Iran is still ongoing, despite Donald Trump still maintaining a peace deal is imminent. With the market shocks seen in recent days over the Strait of Hormuz and the status of peace talks being unclear, George wonders why Britain has been hit worse than any G7 economy. Ed explains why the Bank of England must keep a clear inflation target, and why he thinks they will cut interest rates despite what others have said. Finally, it’s been nearly 10 years since the Brexit referendum but the debate rages on. Keir Starmer was at a meeting with European allies earlier this week and has signalled closer relations. Will Starmer take us back into the single market? Will the EU budget debates return? Could…

People in this episode

Guests: Ed Balls, George Osborne

Topics covered

• Labour Party
• Green Party
• Brexit
• UK politics
• devolved governments
• economic stability
• international relations

Keywords

• Keir Starmer
• Labour
• Greens
• Brexit
• Bank of England
• economic stability
• independence referendum
• EU relations
• Iran conflict
• interest rates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Greens, Reform, Bank of England, EU

Places: UK, Iran

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