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Keir Starmer resigns: “He’s been chewed up and spat out”
Jun 22, 2026
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“Brand Burnham”: Why Andy is a marketing success story
Jun 20, 2026
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Burnham wins Makerfield, what now?
Jun 19, 2026
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Where Keir Starmer went wrong | Wes Streeting interview
Jun 18, 2026
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If Andy Burnham wins, what next?
Jun 17, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 |  Keir Starmer resigns: “He’s been chewed up and spat out” | This morning, Keir Starmer stood outside No 10 Downing Street and announced his resignation as Prime Minister - the sixth to leave office since the EU referendum, which was ten years ago this week. He will remain in office until Labour selects a new leader. The Prime Minister’s likely successor Andy Burnham is sworn in as an MP today after his decisive victory in the Makerfield by-election last week. Burnham has already announced his intention to stand as a leadership contender.How did the Prime Minister come to this momentous decision, and what happens next?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by political editor Ailbhe Rea and editor-in-chief Tom McTague. LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/20/26 |  “Brand Burnham”: Why Andy is a marketing success story | The importance of branding in British politics, banning social media for under 16s and the Reform councillor who made “the biggest mistake” of his life.Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn discuss the stories of the week.READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/06/the-brand-is-back-in-british-politicsLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/26 |  Burnham wins Makerfield, what now? | Andy Burnham has won the historic Makerfield by-election, he's soon expected to speak to Starmer or trigger a leadership election.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ethan Croft in Wigan.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  Where Keir Starmer went wrong | Wes Streeting interview | The former Health Secretary reveals why he believes Keir Starmer is failing.When Wes Streeting resigned from cabinet in May, it put an end to months of speculation. The former Health Secretary does want Keir Starmer’s job. Since then, the Defence Secretary, John Healey, and the Armed Forces minister, Al Carns, have both resigned over the Defence Spending plan. Keir Starmer’s leadership is looking more and more precarious.Now Andy Burnham is running in the Makerfield by-election. If he becomes an MP, that could clear a way for him to contest the leadership himself.In the days leading up to the by-election, Wes Streeting came into the New Statesman studio for an extended interview with our Political Correspondent, Ethan Croft. In the conversation you’re about to hear, Streeting speaks candidly about the reasons he left government, his views on Keir Starmer’s leadership and what he believes Labour needs to do to reverse its ailing fortunes. He’s also surprisingly complimentary about his potential rival in a future leadership contest, Andy Burnham.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 |  If Andy Burnham wins, what next? | Tomorrow - the fate of the Labour government, and Keir Starmer’s premiership, is in the balance as voters head to the polls in Makerfield for the most consequential by-election in a generation.If Andy Burnham wins, what are his next steps? How will the following days and weeks play out?Will Lloyd is joined by Ailbhe Rea to discuss.READhttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2026/06/makerfield-days-andy-burnham-kenyon-farage-by-electionLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  Makerfield: What are the polls saying? | On Thursday, Makerfield goes to the polls in the most consequential by-election in a generation.Can Andy Burnham finally gain the parliamentary seat he needs to enter the Labour leadership race? Will Robert Kenyon and Reform stop Burnham’s charge to Downing Street and further cement their status as Labour’s inevitable successors?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by senior data journalist Ben Walker to discuss.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/13/26 |  The Makerfield candidates’ normal person contest | Will and Anoosh | The Makerfield by-election candidates battle it out to be the most “normal”, the travails of journalists from the US to the NS and more crossover between the worlds of AI and politics.Will Dunn and Anoosh Chakelian round up the stories of the weekLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 |  Wes Streeting: Keir Starmer doesn't take responsibility✨ | politicsgovernment+3 | Wes Streeting | LabourNew Statesman+1 | — | Wes StreetingKeir Starmer+4 | — | 29m 57s | |
| 6/11/26 |  The private companies running Britain✨ | outsourcingasylum seekers+3 | — | British government | BelfastBritain+1 | outsourcingprivate companies+3 | — | 47m 09s | |
| 6/8/26 |  Makerfield locals have their say✨ | by-electionvoter opinions+4 | Scarlett Maguire | New StatesmanReform+1 | MakerfieldUK | Makerfieldby-election+5 | — | 19m 20s | |
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| 6/6/26 |  What would “Burnhamism” actually look like?✨ | BurnhamismAI optimism+3 | Tom McTague | — | — | BurnhamismAI+4 | — | 39m 16s | |
| 6/4/26 |  What does Makerfield make of Andy Burnham?✨ | by-electionBritish politics+3 | Scarlett MaguireAilbhe Rea | ReformThe New Statesman | Makerfield | MakerfieldAndy Burnham+3 | — | 56m 37s | |
| 6/1/26 |  Why UK politics has failed for 20 years✨ | UK politicsvoting reform+3 | Tom McTague | New Statesman | UK | UK politicsKeir Starmer+3 | — | 26m 41s | |
| 5/28/26 |  Tony Blair has kicked the Labour Party into action✨ | Tony BlairLabour Party+3 | Ailbhe Rea | New StatesmanAcast | — | Tony BlairLabour Party+3 | — | 34m 11s | |
| 5/23/26 |  Nigel Farage’s £5 million “reward” from crypto billionaire | Will and Anoosh✨ | Nigel Faragecrypto+4 | — | NHSReform | — | Nigel Faragecrypto billionaire+5 | — | 38m 19s | |
| 5/21/26 |  Starmer attempts business as usual✨ | British politicsKeir Starmer+3 | Ailbhe ReaTom McTague | New Statesman | — | British politicsKeir Starmer+4 | — | 55m 01s | |
| 5/18/26 |  What is Andy Burnham’s “Manchesterism”?✨ | politicsManchesterism+4 | Tom McTague | The New Statesman | — | Andy BurnhamManchesterism+4 | — | 41m 19s | |
| 5/16/26 |  Keir Starmer’s never ending chaos | Will and Anoosh’s weekly round up | Keir Starmer’s never ending cycle of political chaos, Reform’s suspended local councillors and Anoosh’s heckle of Boris Johnson.Will Dunn and Anoosh Chakelian round up the stories of the week.Read: https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2026/05/will-progressives-ever-forgive-labour https://www.newstatesman.com/business/economics/2026/05/the-bond-markets-will-not-save-keir-starmerLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  Streeting resigns, but can he trigger a leadership contest? | Wes Streeting resigned as Health Secretary on Thursday morning, but Ailbhe Rea says Keir Starmer is determined to fight on.After days of speculation – and a 16-minute meeting at Number 10 – Wes Streeting has finally resigned from cabinet.On the same day, Angela Rayner has announced she has been "cleared" of wrongdoing related to unpaid property tax, which would leave her free to run in a leadership contest if one is triggered.However, sources inside Number 10 have told Ailbhe Rea that Wes Streeting does not have the backing of enough MPs to trigger a leadership contest. So what is the former Health Secretary hoping to achieve?And if a leadership contest were triggered, who else would be likely to run?Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian discuss the latest from Westminster in The Politics Show.READ: Wes Streeting resigns with an excoriating letter to StarmerLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/12/26 |  Starmer defiantly clings to power | Over 80 MPs are calling for Keir Starmer’s resignation, reaching the threshold required for a contender to mount a leadership challenge, with ministers - including Jess Philips - resigning from government too.After a high stakes meeting this morning, several cabinet members voiced their support for the Prime Minister, as he defiantly vowed to “get on with governing”.Will the Prime Minister survive the week?READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/tracked-the-labour-mps-calling-for-keir-starmer-to-goLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/11/26 |  The weirdest day in Westminster | Keir Starmer has pledged to “prove the doubters wrong” as he tries to head off a leadership challenge after the disastrous local election results last week.Fighting for his political life, the PM announced plans for stronger ties with the EU, powers to nationalise British steel and a scheme to help young people find work. But will it be enough?Many of his own party don’t seem to think so, with his former Deputy PM Angela Rayner calling for Andy Burnham to come back to Parliament.Backbench MP Catherine West even threatened to mount a leadership challenge against Starmer, but has now backed down and called on him to go by September.READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/westminster/2026/05/labour-faces-civil-war-to-replace-starmerLISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 |  Local election results: the end of Starmer?✨ | local electionsLabour Party+4 | Ben WalkerAilbhe Rea+1 | Labour PartyGreen Party+2 | WalesScotland | local election resultsLabour Party+5 | — | 1h 07m 25s | |
| 5/6/26 |  The gutting of the two party system✨ | UK electionsLabour Party+5 | — | Labour PartyReform Party+1 | UK | UK electionsLabour Party+5 | — | 27m 53s | |
| 5/5/26 |  Zack Polanski: Corbyn's true heir?✨ | eco-populismGreen Party+3 | Zack Polanski | Green PartyNew Statesman | Britain | Zack PolanskiGreen Party+5 | — | 23m 40s | |
| 5/2/26 |  Charles, royal court jester | Will and Anoosh’s weekly round up✨ | Parliamentpolitics+3 | — | — | — | ParliamentMorgan McSweeney+4 | — | 29m 41s | |
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