# If it’s not Keir, it’s Carns | Mike Tapp MP

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/if-it-s-not-keir-it-s-carns-mike-tapp-mp
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/if-it-s-not-keir-it-s-carns-mike-tapp-mp.md
Podcast: [Coffee House Shots](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891)
Published: 2026-05-13T14:47:28+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/if-its-not-keir-its-carns-mike-tapp-mp
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a048f009ea03fc75ff122b9/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=khgyVItVepybw33aBjBOa5goiRnq0vK__-tTireT_WE
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coffee-house-shots-496891/episodes/if-it-s-not-keir-it-s-carns-mike-tapp-mp
Duration seconds: 1314

## Resource

In this special edition of Coffee House Shorts, Noa Hoffman is joined by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office minister Mike Tapp. On a day of high drama in Westminster, with Wes Streeting widely expected to challenge Keir Starmer for the leadership tomorrow, Mike sets out exactly why he’s sticking with the Prime Minister for the sake of stability. However, he does make the concession that waiting in the wings is a particularly impressive former military man, Al Carns, who – in the absence of Keir Starmer – might well be what the country is looking for. Produced by Oscar Edmondson. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coffee-house-shots-496891/episodes/if-it-s-not-keir-it-s-carns-mike-tapp-mp/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/if-it-s-not-keir-it-s-carns-mike-tapp-mp.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.