{"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/698a25c4d2345f67c30b1c0d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Keir Starmer’s premiership terminal? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1770661241630-d8a39caf-af18-49fb-adfe-6ab9f74b056f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s been a week of chaos in Westminster, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer fights for survival. The crisis he faces reached fever pitch on Sunday with the resignation of his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, followed swiftly the next morning by the departure of Tim Allan, his director of communications. On Monday afternoon, the pressure escalated further when Anas Sarwar, Labour leader in Scotland, became the most senior figure yet to publicly call for Starmer’s resignation. So can his government survive the next week ahead?</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>Guest: </strong>Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Harry Stott, Sophie McNulty.</p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-polls-mcsweeney-gorton-denton-election-b928gt8ml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">With Morgan McSweeney forced out, PM may not be far behind</a></p><p><strong>Further listening: </strong><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/389462\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mandelson, Epstein and the fight for survival at No 10</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> Times Radio, BBC, The Telegraph, Sky News, ITV News, GB News</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images, The Times, Dinesh Mehta</p>","author_name":"The Times"}