{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6957a42cc4b2cc952c920685?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The storms coming for Starmer this year","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1767350495469-3d5f6359-6401-4c89-9472-540cf7ac97e6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>2025 was a year of tumult for an increasingly unpopular Labour government, while insurgent parties to their right and left shot up in the polls. But what will 2026 have in store? Will Keir Starmer’s political downfall continue? And can the Greens and Reform continue their upward trajectories in the crucial local elections this May?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.</li><li>Geraldine Scott, assistant political editor, The Times.</li></ul><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Harry Stott.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-labour-2026-d3zmplq9r?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqd8GI272alcTZCCKkdRkNWYblbgeg0OIEUJzOEVadxjJxiDpX786zSLFBVAqDQ%3D&amp;gaa_ts=694a7322&amp;gaa_sig=BMq7iIsu3lMbAgChkKQrnZIRykqps8ejfTJOs5Z0pnNByO2gLm-DxVL3NUgzXX58LG6F-TGOygr4owm2yOl-aw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Here’s what lies ahead for Keir Starmer and Labour in 2026</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> Bloomberg, LBC, Sky, BBC, GB News, Reform / Youtube, Daily Mail / Youtube, Manchester Evening News / Youtube, The Independent / Youtube, Daily Express / Youtube, DRM News, The Mirror / Youtube, Conservatives / Youtube, Bold Politics with Zack.</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}