# Starmer attempts business as usual Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-show-1084705/starmer-attempts-business-as-usual Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-show-1084705/starmer-attempts-business-as-usual.md Podcast: [The Politics Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-show-1084705) Published: 2026-05-21T16:36:12+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/newstatesman/episodes/starmer-attempts-business-as-usual Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/6a0f3136d31dd9d8947aade7/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-politics-show-1084705/episodes/starmer-attempts-business-as-usual Duration seconds: 3301 ## Resource The spotlight of British politics is shining on Andy Burnham - and his “long coup” is underway. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer himself has to find a way to resume some semblance of government as usual. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ailbhe Rea and Tom McTague to discuss. LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱 Download the New Statesman app MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN: ❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday ⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning ✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-politics-show-1084705/episodes/starmer-attempts-business-as-usual/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-show-1084705/starmer-attempts-business-as-usual.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.