Is Labour's honeymoon already over?
June 27, 2024
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Episode 73 · June 27, 2024
Is Labour's honeymoon already over?
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<p>The final week of election campaigning is here! Keir Starmer hasn't even measured up for curtains in Downing Street yet, but the attention is already turning to the headaches he will face in government. After a wobbly final debate performance against Rishi Sunak, Ed Balls wonders if the Labour leader can ever go for the jugular when it counts.</p><br /><p>Then there's the markets. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves might have high hopes for their policies, but where will the money come from? George Osborne thinks Labour's honeymoon might be over before it's begun.</p><br /><p>And while it looks like Starmer has got Labour's act together, there's trouble brewing on the left of the party. Sir Keir's biographer, Tom Baldwin, reveals the real reason that Starmer served in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet. </p><br /><p>Apologies for George's F Bomb in the first few minutes!</p><br /><p>Assistant Producer: Miriam Hall</p><p>Producer: Rosie Stopher</p><p>Technical Producer: Will Gibson Smith</p><p>Executive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie Clifford</p><br /><p>Political Currency is a Persephonica Production and is part of the Acast Creator Network. </p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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