# Britain in crisis | Simon Heffer

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Podcast: [Switzerland with Tom Switzer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/switzerland-with-tom-switzer-7650433)
Published: 2026-05-15T00:19:07+00:00
Episode link: https://tomswitzer.podbean.com/e/britain-in-crisis-simon-heffer/
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Westminster is once again consumed by speculation about whether the Prime Minister can survive. The turmoil surrounds Labour’s Keir Starmer, the man elected in a landslide less than two years ago on a promise to restore stability after years of chaos. Today, his leadership is on life support. Dozens of Labour MPs have turned against him, ministers have resigned, enemies are circling and questions are growing about the future of a government — and a country — confronting deep political divisions and serious economic headwinds. Simon Heffer is professor of modern history at the University of Buckingham, a columnist at the UK Daily and Sunday Telegraph and the author of numerous acclaimed books on British politics and history.

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