{"podcast":{"title":"Politics At Sam and Anne's","slug":"politics-at-sam-and-anne-s-6630360","podcast_index_feed_id":6630360,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/politics-at-sam-and-anne/","website_url":"https://politics-at-sam-and-anne.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/91df41b1-59eb-44c1-a565-cdc579013df3/b47e9eb8c86b27dc5353f559f9107c02.jpg","author":"Sky News","episode_count":416,"summary":"Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy with what you need to know about the day ahead in British politics. All in under 20 minutes and in your feed around 7.30am. They're across the key interviews, the main stories and what the parties are saying. Whatever they're talking about, Westminster will be talking about today.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T14:21:13.040866+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-at-sam-and-anne-s-6630360"},"episode":{"title":"What does Burnham’s appointment of James Purnell mean?","slug":"what-does-burnham-s-appointment-of-james-purnell-mean","published_at":"2026-06-24T06:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-at-sam-and-anne-s-6630360/what-does-burnham-s-appointment-of-james-purnell-mean","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-at-sam-and-anne-s-6630360","url":"https://politics-at-sam-and-anne.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fc5a8f6c-987c-49a6-923d-fe1fe209c43e.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=e0c28668-b961-43cf-8d6c-6ba62ef8a7a3&aw_0_1st.episodeid=fc5a8f6c-987c-49a6-923d-fe1fe209c43e","summary":"Andy Burnham appears to have taken another major step towards power, bringing in a big name from the Blair era – James Purnell – as his chief of staff. What does it say about the Burnham operation and the government he is trying to build? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack a decades-long relationship, and discuss why it’s being welcomed by Labour MPs, business and the city. Plus, as Starmer ally Darren Jones rules himself out of a leadership challenge, is the path now clear for a Burnham coronation? And Anne has been speaking to Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick. How do they deal with a new Labour leader, and do they have a clear narrative on migration?","meta_description":"Andy Burnham appears to have taken another major step towards power, bringing in a big name from the Blair era – James Purnell – as his chief of staff. Wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1370,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/politics-at-sam-and-anne-s-6630360/episodes/what-does-burnham-s-appointment-of-james-purnell-mean/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-at-sam-and-anne-s-6630360/what-does-burnham-s-appointment-of-james-purnell-mean.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}