{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f5ef4d7c-1ca4-4c5e-98d6-c4ff11971d6a/6a05eb2d3fd6979bfc078b7f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Keir Starmer's Government About To Collapse? ","description":"<p>Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we analyse what's really going on in Downing Street this week as Keir Starmer's Government – and the Labour party at large – deal with the fallout of last week's elections.</p><p><br></p><p>Timecodes</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 – Introduction.</p><p>01:40 –&nbsp;What happened to Labour at the 2026 Local Elections?</p><p>05:16 –&nbsp;Who wants Starmer to go and how does Labour get rid of its leaders?</p><p>13:51 – What's the difference between the Cabinet and other Members of Parliament?</p><p>14:20 – Catherine West's “stalking horse” campaign and Keir Starmer's make-or-break speech.</p><p>20:50 – Why isn't Starmer going?</p><p>23:48 – Wes Streeting's next move.</p><p>29:05 – What are Andy Burnham's chances?</p><p>33:46 – Will Ed Miliband throw his hat into the ring?</p><p>38:12 – A practical explanation of the Labour party spectrum of ideology.</p><p>39:40 – What will happen next?</p><p>45:13 –&nbsp;Bluffers Guide and end.</p><p><br></p><p>You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds and Paula Barker clip sourced from BBC via @treesey/X. Producer: Sam Cleal</p>","author_name":"HuffPost UK"}