Is Keir Starmer up to the job?
As Stephen writes in his latest political column, a concensus is growing among the commentariat that Keir Starmer is not up to the job. But does this underestimate the gains he’s made outside of the Westminster bubble?On this episode of the New Stat...
February 5, 2021
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<p>As Stephen writes in <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/02/consensus-forming-among-commentariat-keir-starmer-not-job-does-it-matter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his latest political column</a>, a concensus is growing among the commentariat that Keir Starmer is not up to the job. But does this underestimate the gains he’s made outside of the Westminster bubble?</p><br /><p>On this episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss why this matters for the future of Starmer’s leadership.</p><p>Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on whether Labour needs to embrace flags, veterans and dressing up smartly.</p><br /><p><strong>We'd love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>Send us your You Ask Us questions at <a href="http://youaskus.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youaskus.co.uk</a>.</p><p>You can follow Stephen Bush on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenkb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>. Anoosh Chakelian is <a href="https://twitter.com/Anoosh_C" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Anoosh_C</a> and Ailbhe Rea is <a href="https://twitter.com/PronouncedAlva" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@PronouncedAlva</a>.</p><br /><p><strong>More audio</strong> from the New Statesman: listen to our weekly global affairs show <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/world-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>World Review</em></a></p><br /><p><strong>Subscribing</strong> to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/subscribe12</a></p><br /><p>If you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get ad-free access to this podcast by visiting <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/nssubscribers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/nssubscribers</a>.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</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>