The Rundown Podcast: Labour's Autumn Of Discontent
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As MPs returned to Westminster after the summer recess, this week on The Rundown, the panel is looking ahead to a crucial autumn for this government, packed full of potential pitfalls as Keir Starmer hopes year two in office is an improvement on a tricky first 12 months.
But after a clunky internal Downing Street reset and distracting revelations about Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s property tax affairs, things have not got off to the best start.
With a state visit by unpredictable US President Donald Trump on the horizon, plus the ongoing small boats challenge, NHS strikes, and a difficult Budget for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, things don’t get any easier for the Prime Minister and his team in the coming weeks.
Joining host Alain Tolhurst to discuss how Labour navigates its way through all this and more are two of the party’s MPs: Antonia Bance, the member for Tipton and Wednesbury, and Jess Asato, who represents Lowestoft, both of whom were elected to Parliament for the first time last year.
Joining them are Chris Hopkins, Political Research Director at the pollsters Savanta, as well as Adam Payne, Editor of PoliticsHome.
The Rundown is presented by Alain Tolhurst, and is produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot
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