{"podcast":{"title":"Coffee House Shots","slug":"coffee-house-shots-496891","podcast_index_feed_id":496891,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905581-coffee-house-shots","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/1751036467325-ac17e59d-c0b0-46f0-9b1f-4bded964d1cb.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":3299,"summary":"Daily political analysis from The Spectator's top team of writers, including Michael Gove, Tim Shipman, Isabel Hardman, James Heale and many others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T02:21:50.488251+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891"},"episode":{"title":"Why won't Starmer answer the question!?","slug":"why-won-t-starmer-answer-the-question","published_at":"2026-04-15T15:20:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/why-won-t-starmer-answer-the-question","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891","url":"https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/why-wont-starmer-answer-the-question","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/69dfacc32fdc372bd1739bb7/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=YJIDZPKrnDvvVwnrnJUphex4hjt0VNpVGCHkhQ8xsYw","summary":"PMQs is back and – predictably – Lord Robertson’s intervention on the state of the armed forces dominated proceedings. The Prime Minister gave six responses to questions about defence spending, none of which addressed the criticism properly. While it was not a painful session for Starmer, it did show how little he has to say and how little authority he seems to have over such a serious matter. Why can’t he just answer the question? Does he want to be back in opposition? Megan McElroy speaks to Tim Shipman and Isabel Hardman. Produced by Megan McElroy and Oscar Edmondson. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"PMQs is back and – predictably – Lord Robertson’s intervention on the state of the armed forces dominated proceedings. The Prime Minister gave six respons…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":848,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coffee-house-shots-496891/episodes/why-won-t-starmer-answer-the-question/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/why-won-t-starmer-answer-the-question.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}