Can Keir Starmer Stop A Labour Rebellion?
And, what is it like being married to a Cabinet Minister?
June 26, 2025
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June 26, 2025
Can Keir Starmer Stop A Labour Rebellion?
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<p>Today, can Keir Starmer stop a rebellion from his own party over proposed welfare cuts?</p><p>Adam is joined by Luke Sullivan, Keir Starmer’s former political director, to discuss the leadership strategy and the current political challenge.
Also, columnist and author Sarah Vine speaks to Adam ahead of the release of her new book How Not to Be a Political Wife, sharing how Brexit led to the end of her marriage to Michael Gove and giving a behind the scenes look at life around politics. </p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade and Julia Webster and Gabriel May . The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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