About this episode

The episode discusses the current political turmoil in the UK following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation and its implications.

Send us Fan Mail Has the UK become ungovernable? was just one of many questions in the headlines this week, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation. Even though it may no longer be a major news story for the rest of the world, it’s relentless in the UK, including helicopter footage of Andy Burnham (future PM?) arriving in London by train to be sworn in as an MP. The other side of this story – apart from the 10-year anniversary of Brexit – is we’ve seen coverage both praisi...

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Host: Andrea T Edwards

Topics covered

• UK governance
• political commentary
• Brexit
• current events
• leadership changes

Keywords

• UK politics
• Keir Starmer
• Andy Burnham
• Brexit anniversary
• governance issues

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Places: UK

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