{"podcast":{"title":"Afternoon Empire with Ian Collins","slug":"afternoon-empire-with-ian-collins-1131640","podcast_index_feed_id":1131640,"rss_url":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheMotherOfAllTalkShowsWithGeorgeGalloway","website_url":"https://play.acast.com/s/georgegallowaytalkshow","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba30901a8cbe04423cf2a7/1762347429181-26447ca5-9c0f-43ba-9713-6f257e59c8c9.jpeg","author":"talkRADIO (matt.davis@talkradio.co.uk)","episode_count":139,"summary":"Every Friday night, the coolest cat in radio gets his claws into the biggest news stories of the week, speaking truth to power and striking a blow for social justice.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/afternoon-empire-with-ian-collins-1131640"},"episode":{"title":"Starmer Under Fire, EU Rules Row & Reform Surge","slug":"starmer-under-fire-eu-rules-row-reform-surge","published_at":"2026-04-13T16:16:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/afternoon-empire-with-ian-collins-1131640/starmer-under-fire-eu-rules-row-reform-surge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/afternoon-empire-with-ian-collins-1131640","url":"https://shows.acast.com/georgegallowaytalkshow/episodes/starmer-under-fire-eu-rules-row-reform-surge","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/georgegallowaytalkshow/e/69dcfaf194cbb214c309aa65/media.mp3","summary":"Is Keir Starmer governing in the British national interest? With fresh polling suggesting more than half of Keir Starmer’s Cabinet could lose their seats at a general election, pressure is mounting on Labour’s direction, priorities and political strategy. David Wooding joins Mark Dolan, as he sits in for Ian Collins, to assess the political fallout, including the rise of Reform UK and warnings of a looming electoral shake-up. We also discuss claims of a so-called “Boriswave”, as Nigel Farage and Reform figures argue current policies could cost families thousands. Former Brexit negotiator David Frost weighs in on concerns that Labour is moving Britain closer to European Union rules and what that means for sovereignty, trade and the UK’s long-term future. Plus, we touch on the ongoing Southport inquiry, asking what it reveals about government accountability and whether the public still trusts those in power. From immigration and the economy to Brexit, sovereignty and electoral risk, we ask the central question: is this government putting Britain first? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Is Keir Starmer governing in the British national interest? With fresh polling suggesting more than half of Keir Starmer’s Cabinet could lose their seats…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1465,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/afternoon-empire-with-ian-collins-1131640/episodes/starmer-under-fire-eu-rules-row-reform-surge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/afternoon-empire-with-ian-collins-1131640/starmer-under-fire-eu-rules-row-reform-surge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}