Is Keir Starmer "bold and brave" to suspend rebels?

<p>On Wednesday, the prime minister removed the whip from the group of MPs for breaches of discipline. The group of MPs have persistently rebelled against the Labour leader.</p><br /><p>The government are also reckoning with a revelation that leaked information compromised the safety of Afghans who supported the British military, and inflation has risen higher than expected.</p><br /><p>Plus: Labour introduce plans to lower the voting age to 16.</p><br /><p>Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Andrew Marr, George Eaton and Will Dunn to discuss.</p><br /><p>READ</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2025/07/why-keir-starmer-has-purged-labour-rebels-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Keir Starmer has purged Labour rebels again</a> - George Eaton</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>