Does Britain want another general election? | Will and Anoosh

About this episode

Will and Anoosh discuss the week's political stories including Keir Starmer's resignation and Peter Murrell's spending.

Keir Starmer’s turn at the resignation lectern, Peter Murrell’s £400,000 shopping spree and Will Dunn’s attempt at a “Man v Horse” race.  Will and Anoosh discuss the stories of the week. READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/this-england/2026/06/one-small-step-for-man-much-further-for-a-horse LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱 Download the New Statesman app MORE 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.

People in this episode

Host: Will Dunn

Guest: Anoosh

Topics covered

• general election
• politics
• current events
• UK news
• resignation
• race

Keywords

• general election
• Keir Starmer
• Peter Murrell
• politics
• UK news
• Will Dunn
• Anoosh

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