Apr 29, 2026 · 31 min · 17 segments
His own MPs are turning on him, the civil service are raging at him and, at next week’s local elections, the public will likely express their unhappiness too. All of this has made Keir Starmer’s job a…
Helen MacNamaraHost
Cleo WatsonHost
The government had committed to a generational shift in how we manage defense, but that could have tax implications and departmental cuts.
And then the second thing is the cost of living is gonna be miraculously sorted out after the local elections.
Safety for trans people and single-sex spaces, so it's a year since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of women-only spaces in some areas.
And then there's a whole new pa- a whole new package of city regulations in place which, again, very controversial for, uh, Labour, where there's gonna be even more liberalization indeed of the regulations surrounding the city and the financial markets.
So the government has vowed to replace the controversial legacy legislation with a, quote, "victim-centered approach," uh, but that was stalled in February while they consult with the DUP and the Irish government.
And in further creating opportunities to punch yourself in the face news, there's gonna be a bill for stripping the titles from disgraced peers.
So why the government's doing that, good question, but that's gonna come up in the period after the elections as well.
And speaking of disgraced peers, there is the humble address that the government is still being asked to respond to.
The government had committed to a generational shift in how we manage defense, but that could have tax implications and departmental cuts.
And then the second thing is the cost of living is gonna be miraculously sorted out after the local elections.
Safety for trans people and single-sex spaces, so it's a year since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of women-only spaces in some areas.
And then there's a whole new pa- a whole new package of city regulations in place which, again, very controversial for, uh, Labour, where there's gonna be even more liberalization indeed of the regulations surrounding the city and the financial markets.
So the government has vowed to replace the controversial legacy legislation with a, quote, "victim-centered approach," uh, but that was stalled in February while they consult with the DUP and the Irish government.
And in further creating opportunities to punch yourself in the face news, there's gonna be a bill for stripping the titles from disgraced peers.
So why the government's doing that, good question, but that's gonna come up in the period after the elections as well.
And speaking of disgraced peers, there is the humble address that the government is still being asked to respond to.
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Starmer’s Character Under Fire
Now for a searing character assessment.
Abolish The Cabinet Office
Next, a blunt fix for dysfunction.
Snakes In The Long Grass
Here’s how the week unraveled.
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