{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a5deeca76f8ee25bb4bbf9c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A firm Andy: what are new British PM’s plans?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1784540511243-862dc88b-8ae4-4bb6-ade3-4caf8ff53115.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/19/how-britains-new-prime-minister-can-revive-labour?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Burnham</a> faces tough challenges as Britain’s new prime minister, both within his party and the country at large. Our correspondent analyses his prospects. After years of strife, how can <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/rebuilding-syria-will-cost-over-200bn-bombs-are-not-helping?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Syria be rebuilt</a>? And food markets have changed New York.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Hugo Gye, Britain political correspondent</li><li>Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent</li><li>Annie Crabill, senior digital editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, prime minister</li><li>Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, Assad</li><li>New York, street markets, farmers’ markets</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to <em>The Economist</em></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}