{"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-e0024facd926/69bc2391007cdcf83f6eb412?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Keir Starmer’s cost of living crisis","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1773937347367-23ce93ed-7a90-4ca3-a70e-76332fed7893.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Keir Starmer’s cost of living crisis</p><p><br></p><p>At the beginning of this year, Keir Starmer vowed to bring down the cost of living.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>But as other PMs learned before him, this is often out of the government’s control.</p><p><br></p><p>The Iran war is threatening to ruin his strategy and Starmer now finds himself in a bind.</p><p><br></p><p>Anoosh Chakelian is joined by political editor, Ailbhe Rea.</p><p><br></p><p>READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/03/keir-starmer-is-struggling-to-keep-his-new-years-resolution </p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}