Keir in crisis: the death throes of the Labour Party

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges facing Keir Starmer and the Labour Party amidst political turmoil.

Nick Tyrone, Fraser Myers and Georgina Mumford on Starmer’s crumbling premiership, the naffness of Wes Streeting and the pointlessness of Andy Burnham Brendan O’Neill will be hosting **a live Q\&A** on **Tuesday 9 June**. This event is free and is exclusively for **spiked supporters**. Find out more here: [https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/05/08/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/](https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/05/08/brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/) Join us for the **spiked summit**, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Get tickets: [https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/](https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brendan O’Neill

Guests: Nick Tyrone, Fraser Myers, Georgina Mumford

Topics covered

• Labour Party
• politics
• Keir Starmer
• Wes Streeting
• Andy Burnham
• current events

Keywords

• Keir Starmer
• Labour Party
• politics
• Wes Streeting
• Andy Burnham
• crisis
• current events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour Party, spiked

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