Starmer's mess

Starmer's mess

Update: 2025-09-11
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Following the disarray caused by Angela Rayner’s resignation and the sacking of Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer’s latest reset is a mess.


His newly reshuffled cabinet appears to be largely a response to the very real threat of Nigel Farage. It seems, to his critics, that the Prime Minister is drawn to Reform’s magnetic force to the right.


But what does this mean for the direction of our country and its governing party?


Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Andrew Marr and George Eaton.


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Starmer's mess

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