{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221/69c29a6662f6c66afe0f955a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Angela Rayner's next move and Morgan McSweeney's missing messages","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1774361513049-6699e120-351e-47a0-b2c2-13c41b64d0da.jpeg?height=200","description":"<ul><li>We reveal what happened when Morgan McSweeney lost his phone, and what it means for the Mandelson files. </li><li>As Angela Rayner looks like she's preparing to challenge Keir Starmer, other senior Labour MPs are jostling for position.</li><li>What is the government willing and able to do to help in the Strait of Hormuz? Spoiler: not much.</li><li>And as the questions about Britain's economy and place in the world get harder, are fewer Labour politicians interested in asking, let alone answering, them?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</p><p>Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times</p><p>Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times</p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Picture credit: Getty Images</p><p><br></p><p>Email us: <a href=\"mailto:thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}