Starmer defiantly clings to power
Over 80 MPs are calling for Keir Starmer’s resignation, reaching the threshold required for a contender to mount a leadership challenge, with ministers - including Jess Philips - resigning from govern...
12 Touko 26min
The weirdest day in Westminster
Keir Starmer has pledged to “prove the doubters wrong” as he tries to head off a leadership challenge after the disastrous local election results last week.Fighting for his political life, the PM anno...
11 Touko 47min
Local election results: the end of Starmer?
Results from the local and devolved are coming in. It has been, as many expected, a disappointing result for the Labour Party.Meanwhile, the insurgent parties, the Green Party to an extent, but especi...
8 Touko 1h 7min
The gutting of the two party system
The UK is gearing up for local and devolved elections on Thursday.As Keir Starmer looks increasingly isolated as Prime Minister, much is being made of a potentially disastrous few days for the Labour ...
6 Touko 27min
Zack Polanski: Corbyn's true heir?
Crowds of young people chant his name but the Green leader is "nervous", says Ailbhe Rea.--A year ago, Zack Polanksi was relatively unknown. Now, he's leading an "eco-populist" movement that has revit...
5 Touko 23min
Charles, royal court jester | Will and Anoosh’s weekly round up
Parliament boozers, Morgan McSweeney vs Emily Thornberry, and King Charles' stand-up routine. Will and Anoosh discuss another big week.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱Download the New Statesman appMORE FROM THE NEW ...
2 Touko 29min
Attacks on Jews are an indictment of Keir Starmer's Britain
"It makes me furious," says New Statesman editor Tom McTague. An attack in Golders Green, London, yet again exposes the rise of antisemitism in Britain. Anoosh Chakelian has been reporting from the bo...
30 Huhti 47min
Political F-bombs and Jacob Rees-Mogg “unbuttoned”
The inevitability of the Peter Mandelson scandal, Jacob Rees-Mogg’s live show, and the rising cost of condoms…Will Dunn and Anoosh Chakelian round up the stories of the week.READ: https://www.newstate...
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