{"podcast":{"title":"The Fourcast","slug":"the-fourcast-1366209","podcast_index_feed_id":1366209,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1056b19ac/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43758723/143c5bd14fc66ee5.png","author":"Channel 4 News","episode_count":256,"summary":"A podcast from Channel 4 News taking an in-depth look at the biggest stories from Westminster, Washington and around the world. From global conflicts to the corridors of power, we expose, examine and interrogate what's really going on with the people who really know. Watch the episodes here: https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T04:20:26.195980+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209"},"episode":{"title":"‘STARMER NEEDS TO RESIGN’ - Labour MPs turn on PM after Burnham Makerfield win","slug":"starmer-needs-to-resign-labour-mps-turn-on-pm-after-burnham-makerfield-win","published_at":"2026-06-19T15:26:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209/starmer-needs-to-resign-labour-mps-turn-on-pm-after-burnham-makerfield-win","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefourcastc4news/episodes/STARMER-NEEDS-TO-RESIGN---Labour-MPs-turn-on-PM-after-Burnham-Makerfield-win-e3l0v3c","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1056b19ac/podcast/play/121715244/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-19%2F426458734-44100-2-01908c5170a05.mp3","summary":"Andy Burnham has won a thumping victory in Makerfield, proving he can, in certain circumstances, beat Nigel Farage’s Reform UK - but what about beating his own party leader Sir Keir Starmer? The prime minister says he will stand and fight any leadership challenge. So, where does it leave the country? Will Starmer be forced to stand down, despite his defiant tone now? And what will happen if there is a leadership election? On this episode of The Fourcast Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by Keir Starmer’s biographer Tom Baldwin, Labour MP and Wes Streeting ally Rosie Wrighting, Labour MP and Andy Burnham supporter Dr SImon Opher and More In Common executive director Luke Tryl.","meta_description":"Andy Burnham has won a thumping victory in Makerfield, proving he can, in certain circumstances, beat Nigel Farage’s Reform UK - but what about beating hi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2405,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-fourcast-1366209/episodes/starmer-needs-to-resign-labour-mps-turn-on-pm-after-burnham-makerfield-win/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209/starmer-needs-to-resign-labour-mps-turn-on-pm-after-burnham-makerfield-win.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}