The Circus is Here: Labour Implodes | The Counter-Insurgency

The Circus is Here: Labour Implodes | The Counter-Insurgency

From The Insurgency with Steve Baker by Fighting for a Free Future

May 14, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

Steve Baker and guests discuss Labour's leadership crisis and the implications for Keir Starmer's premiership.

👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com. Steve Baker is joined by Harry Richer (Director of Fighting for a Free Future), Laura Dunn, and Eve Lug to discuss Labour's chaotic leadership crisis and whether Keir Starmer's premiership is finally coming to an end. The panel examines why Britain appears ungovernable, debating whether the problem lies with Labour's incompetence and exposed flanks or with the failing model of the managerial state itself. Thumbnail image: Thumbnail image contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Photo: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3). Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Keir_Starmer_hosts_first_Cabinet.jpg.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Baker

Guests: Harry Richer, Laura Dunn, Eve Lug

Topics covered

  • Labour leadership crisis
  • UK politics
  • government incompetence
  • Keir Starmer
  • managerial state
  • political analysis

Keywords

  • Labour
  • Keir Starmer
  • politics
  • leadership crisis
  • government
  • UK
  • Steve Baker

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Fighting for a Free Future

Places: Britain

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