{"podcast":{"title":"The New Statesman Podcast, Subscriber Only Edition","slug":"the-new-statesman-podcast-subscriber-only-edition-1939815","podcast_index_feed_id":1939815,"rss_url":"https://nssubscribers1913.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.newstatesman.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/c/9/b/ec9b472678167983d959afa2a1bf1c87/THE_POLITICS_SHOW_2026_3k.png","author":"The New Statesman","episode_count":99,"summary":"Anoosh Chakelian and the New Statesman team discuss the latest in British politics","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:21:15.271799+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-statesman-podcast-subscriber-only-edition-1939815"},"episode":{"title":"Keir Starmer resigns: \"He's been chewed up and spat out\"","slug":"keir-starmer-resigns-he-s-been-chewed-up-and-spat-out","published_at":"2026-06-22T15:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-statesman-podcast-subscriber-only-edition-1939815/keir-starmer-resigns-he-s-been-chewed-up-and-spat-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-statesman-podcast-subscriber-only-edition-1939815","url":"https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nssubscribers1913/V3_starmer_resignation_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=814410","summary":"This morning, Keir Starmer stood outside No 10 Downing Street and announced his resignation as Prime Minister - the sixth to leave office since the EU referendum, which was ten years ago this week. He will remain in office until Labour selects a new leader. The Prime Minister's likely successor Andy Burnham is sworn in as an MP today after his decisive victory in the Makerfield by-election last week. Burnham has already announced his intention to stand as a leadership contender. How did the Prime Minister come to this momentous decision, and what happens next? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by political editor Ailbhe Rea and editor-in-chief Tom McTague.","meta_description":"This morning, Keir Starmer stood outside No 10 Downing Street and announced his resignation as Prime Minister - the sixth to leave office since the EU ref…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3404,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-statesman-podcast-subscriber-only-edition-1939815/episodes/keir-starmer-resigns-he-s-been-chewed-up-and-spat-out/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-statesman-podcast-subscriber-only-edition-1939815/keir-starmer-resigns-he-s-been-chewed-up-and-spat-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}