Episode

'We're beginning to look like an unserious country' - Keir Starmer's biographer says

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Radio National Breakfast

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May 11, 2026

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454

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Summary

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting to save his prime ministership after devastating local elections results last week. Sir Keir has pledged to prove his doubters wrong, announcing a series of new policies in a speech overnight. But his colleagues remain unconvinced. The BBC is reporting 71 Labour MPs have now called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign or set out a timetable for his resignation. GUEST: Tom Baldwin, Keir Starmer's biographer, journalist and former Labour Party senior adviser