Episode
Why are we addicted to changing prime ministers?
- Podcast
- This Is Why
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1051
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://www.skynews.com
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-why-1011487/episodes/why-are-we-addicted-to-changing-prime-ministers/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-why-1011487/why-are-we-addicted-to-changing-prime-ministers.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Keir Starmer is on the brink, as more and more Labour MPs and ministers call for his resignation – less than two years after he walked into Number 10. He remains defiant (for now), but whatever the fate of the prime minister, his predicament is one we've seen repeated over the past decade in a seemingly never-ending cycle of chopping and changing leaders. Since David Cameron's resignation in 2016 – after Britain voted to leave the European Union – no prime minister has served a full parliamentary term. Gareth Barlow speaks to pollster and founder at Merlin Strategy Scarlett Maguire about our impatience with politics and why the country feels ungovernable. Have you got a question for the show? Email us: [email protected]