Gaza and Benefits: is Starmer changing course?

<p>Reunited, Coco and Nish are finally back together in the studio to talk U turns, disability benefits, Brexit and… gimp masks? There’s a lot of politics to catch up on including some big shifts from the Labour government. </p><p><br /></p><p>First on Gaza - Keir Starmer and David Lammy changed tack with fierce criticism of the Israeli government. But critics argue that without an actual arms embargo talking tough with Israel is inadequate.<strong> </strong>So is it all too little, too late? </p><p><br /></p><p>And in another change of direction, the Prime Minister has been listening to voters and his own disgruntled MPs on benefits. He signalled a rethink on one of Labour's most unpopular moves - cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners. But reforms of disability benefits are still on the cards so Nish heads to Westminster where disability activists gathered to lobby their MPs. With a major rebellion on the cards from Labour MPs, can Starmer be steered into a U-turn on this too?</p><p><br /></p><p>Employment minister Alison McGovern explains how she’s going to get more young people into work and she has a message for Pod Save the UK’s disillusioned Labour voters. </p><p>And did you think Brexit bollocks was in the rearview mirror? Well sorry - this week the Brexit undead returned with nonsense we thought was safely consigned to the dustbin of history. </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p><p>Alison McGovern MP</p><p>Ellie Chowns MP</p><p>Nadia Whittome MP</p><p>Meg Thomas, Disability Rights Campaigner </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Audio Credits:</strong></p><p>Parliament TV</p><p>BBC</p><p>GB News</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Useful Links: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/mass-lobby-against-benefit-cuts-21st-may-be-there">https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/mass-lobby-against-benefit-cuts-21st-may-be-there</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media.</p><p>Contact us via email: <a href="mailto:PSUK@reducedlistening.co.uk">PSUK@reducedlistening.co.uk</a></p><p>BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com">https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com</a></p><p>Insta: <a href="https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk">https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/podsavetheuk">https://twitter.com/podsavetheuk</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk">https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk">https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk</a></p><p>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK">https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK</a></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>