Why Keir Starmer should worry about his approval ratings

<p>Keir Starmer's approval ratings dipped this week into&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2021/05/keir-starmer-shouldnt-worry-about-polls-he-should-worry-about-his" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dangerous territory</a>&nbsp;- falling below both David Cameron's and Ed Miliband's after the same time in office. On this episode, Stephen and Anoosh discuss why the Labour leader should be concerned about this, and what the party should do about it.</p><br /><p>Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on whether a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2021/05/labour-must-finally-accept-it-needs-progressive-alliance-ever-govern-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">progressive alliance</a>&nbsp;would be a good idea in upcoming by-elections.</p><br /><p>If you'd like to submit a question for You Ask Us, please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</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>