18. Keir Starmer, Northern Ireland, and disagreeing ‘agreeably’

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  • 15 June 2022

  • Posted by Alastair Campbell

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Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss the performance and future of Keir Starmer, what they both think of Wes Streeting, Rory's appearance on BBC Question Time, austerity, what Labour needs to do to win, train strikes, Tony Blair, Northern Ireland, the ERG, Liz Truss, and disagreeing 'agreeably'.


Reading list:

Paul Krugman - The Austerity Delusion

Anton Spisak - Fixing the Northern Ireland Protocol: A Way Forward


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Producer: Dom Johnson

Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport


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