{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/23ce4139-1bc1-4717-8c86-1c380f770daa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nandy Alexander or Keir Royal?","description":"<p>On this week's New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian are joined by the NS's political correspondence duo of Patrick Maguire and Ailbhe Rea to discuss, first, the Nandy surge and other Labour leadership talking points. Then, in You Ask Us, they consider whether there's a future for the Liberal Democrats before rounding things out with a look at the benefits freeze and other welfare policy issues.</p><p><br></p><p>If you are a&nbsp;<strong>New Statesman</strong>&nbsp;digital subscriber you can get advert free access to this podcast by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/nssubscribers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/nssubscribers</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If you haven't signed up yet, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/subscribe</a>&nbsp;to purchase your subscription.&nbsp;</p><p>Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ns_podcasts</a>.</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}