{"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-f1e801822221/6a5f4d007bddc0bea55810e7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"No, you're a factionalist: Labour's new battle lines","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1784630523336-1710fb94-6aa1-46e4-8ee7-b3b93dd38cc3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<ul><li><strong>The Grafton Pub Purge: </strong>inside the pub where <strong>Keir Starmer </strong>had drinks with allies as they were sacked one by one. It's fair to say that <strong>Andy Burnham</strong>'s new cabinet has caused an astonishing amount of bitterness in the Labour<strong> </strong>Party. </li><li><strong>The Chancellor Shock: John Healey</strong>'s<strong> </strong>surprise appointment as chancellor means he'll have to find £25bn, or the equivalent of 3p on income tax, to fund defence.</li><li><strong>Get ready for a Mega Budget</strong>: the new government is preparing announcements on bus fares and Thames Water, but it's still unclear how they will pay for spending pledges.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</p><p>Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times</p><p>Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times</p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Euan Dawtrey, George Clare</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Picture: Russel Herneman</p>","author_name":"The Times"}