Is Starmer finally getting to grips with being PM?
Former Labour cabinet minister Lord Blunkett tells Amol what he makes of Keir Starmer’s recent performance and new Today presenter Anna Foster drops by for a chat.
Voters seem to be giving Keir Starmer a bit of credit for the role he has been playing on the world stage, so is it a sign that the prime minister is getting better at politics?
Former Labour cabinet minister Lord Blunkett tells Amol what he makes of the prime minister’s recent performance, why he thinks the government is right to cut the welfare budget and what lessons it could learn from Alastair Campbell about spin (2:15).
Amol also talks to Anna Foster after it was announced that she will be joining Today as one of its main presenters (36:22).
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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who are both presenters of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV’s political editor.
This episode was made by Lewis Vickers with Izzy Rowley and Grace Reeve. Digital production was by Grace Reeve. The technical producer was Jonny Baker. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.
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