Labour's 'Bleak' Economic Dilemma | Steven Swinford, Gabriel Pogrund & Lara Spirit
April 8, 2026
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as posted by the channelSir Keir Starmer is under pressure to provide economic relief to households, with prices expected to rise due to the Iran war. Steven Swinford, Political Editor at The Times, explains why the Prime Minister has limited options.
He was speaking to Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor at The Sunday Times, and Lara Spirit, Deputy Political Editor at The Sunday Times, on The State of It podcast. Watch the full episode here
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