Labour Party Conference: Was Labour’s message drowned out in Brighton?
Stephen Bush, Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian host a live recording of the New Statesman podcast at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. They talk Labour’s rule changes, Andy McDonald’s resignation and whether the party’s...
September 29, 2021
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<p>Stephen Bush, Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian host a live recording of the New Statesman podcast at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. They talk <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2021/09/keir-starmers-big-victory-on-labour-rule-changes-leave-him-and-the-plp-with-a-point-to-prove" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labour’s rule changes</a>, <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2021/09/what-andy-mcdonalds-resignation-means-for-keir-starmers-leadership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andy McDonald’s resignation</a> and whether the party’s message could cut through against a backdrop of rising prices and queues at petrol stations.</p><br /><p>Then in You Ask Us they take live questions from the audience on <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2021/09/can-rachel-reeves-focus-on-the-everyday-economy-turn-around-labours-fortunes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Reeves’s</a> Office for Value For Money, what can Labour learn from Germany's SPD, and was the media right to focus on resignations over policy speeches.</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a></p><br /><p>--</p><br /><p>The New Statesman podcast is sponsored by Hexaware Technologies. <a href="https://youtu.be/QFoGAOCYPV8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch this video</a> to find out more about their mission to "create smiles through great people and technology"</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>
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