{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/6985cc369a20cfbf33ac7b11?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jonathan Hinder: ‘I don’t know if Starmer should fight the next election’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/1770375815670-a81feec2-8951-495c-b419-c348ff83637e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this special edition of <em>Coffee House Shots</em>, Tim Shipman is joined by Jonathan Hinder – a rising star of the back benches and a blue Labour acolyte – for a candid discussion about the state of the Labour party and the security of its leader.</p><p>They discuss the Peter Mandelson scandal and the impact it has had on backbench support for the Prime Minister, as well as the implications it may have regarding decision-making at the top of government. Are Labour MPs considering moving against Keir Starmer? Should he fight the next election?</p><p>This is set within the context of local elections, which Jonathan forecasts will be ‘bad’ for the Labour party – ‘it’s not a great time to be a Labour MP’, he says. Is there a route back for the Labour party? And could Shabana Mahmood’s tougher line on immigration be the saving grace?</p><p>Produced by Megan McElroy and Oscar Edmondson.</p>","author_name":"The Spectator"}